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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Urbanism in the forest region.
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Unlike For Like.
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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The World's First Computer
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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over a year ago
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Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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How Should We Look at History?
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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What Was Organization Todt?
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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A Strange Defeat.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Battle of the Historians
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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The Julio-Claudians
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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"
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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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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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
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What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Weekend Roundup
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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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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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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A Few Spots Left
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
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And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Who Was Averroes?
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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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
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
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Which Playwright did it better?
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
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Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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