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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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No End Of A Lesson.
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state and society in south-central Africa
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
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4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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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.
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The Modern World Is Boring.
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Welcoming the stranger
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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Have We Become Anti-Human?
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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A Book 100 Years in the Making
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 months ago
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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4 months ago
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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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
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
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2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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11 months ago
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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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
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.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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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.
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
6 days ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
a month ago
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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What Was the Chaco War?
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
a year ago
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
3 days ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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