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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Patterns in Humanity
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
a week ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
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This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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Summary of changes for January 2023
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
8 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
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Which Playwright did it better?
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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Aristotle's Poetics
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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The Mystery of Morpheus
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Who is the God of Dreams?
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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