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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Overcoming Bias
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A Collection of...
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Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
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Dreams of Space -...
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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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...
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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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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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The Last Day of World War One
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
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How French Was Medieval England?
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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