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https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
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This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
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There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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