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Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
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7 months ago
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
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After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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The Sense Of An Ending.
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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9 months ago
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What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
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“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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A Week Off And A New Language
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
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Blindspots and Biographies
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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What Government Governs Best?
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Rituals and Religion
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
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a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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TheCollector
The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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