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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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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...
7 months ago
‘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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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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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...
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime ...
10 months ago
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
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
TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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TheCollector
What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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5 months ago
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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3 months ago
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
8 months ago
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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7 months ago
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
3 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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a month 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
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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a year ago
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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a year ago
TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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10 months ago
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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5 months ago
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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11 months ago
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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8 months ago
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
10 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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a year ago
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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4 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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African History...
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...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
Hundred Rabbits
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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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
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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In Defence of Boring Books
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
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The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
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Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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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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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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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...
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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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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Nature in Greek Myth
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Patterns in Humanity
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Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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The Wages Of Fear
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Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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