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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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And How Do We Learn?
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DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Hidden History
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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7 months ago
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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9 months ago
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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a year ago
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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a year ago
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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...
Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
2 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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2 months ago
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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7 months ago
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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11 months ago
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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10 months ago
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 months ago
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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a year ago
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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7 months ago
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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a year ago
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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11 months ago
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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5 months ago
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
TheCollector
The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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2 months ago
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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3 months ago
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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4 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
a week ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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8 months ago
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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a year ago
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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3 months ago
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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a year ago
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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8 months ago
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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8 months ago
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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a year ago
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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10 months ago
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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5 months ago
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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a year ago
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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3 months ago
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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11 months ago
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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a year ago
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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11 months ago
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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7 months ago
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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5 months ago
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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2 months ago
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
2 weeks ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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