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So who does?
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I talked to Terry Gross!
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Conquest and Liberation of Academia
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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Dreams of Space -...
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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a year ago
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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How French Was Medieval England?
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"He spoke of computers with some awe"
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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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.
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
a month ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
3 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a week ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
a week ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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A History of the United States Senate
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
6 months ago
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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What Is the Didache?
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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5 months ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
12 months ago
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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What Is Capoeira?
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9 months ago
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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7 months ago
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
5 months ago
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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