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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968) I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
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I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best? Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture? undefined
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City “The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis   We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India undefined
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The True Knights Templar The True Knights Templar j.hoare Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies? undefined
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of undefined
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s undefined
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965) Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s  Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th! Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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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
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know undefined
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops. And fiddling won't fix it.
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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...
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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.
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Weekend Roundup Hera, Queen of the Gods
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages? undefined
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation? undefined
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776  – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776  – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’ Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK,   Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre undefined
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria undefined
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World) undefined
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder undefined
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks undefined
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War undefined
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Should Death Concern Us? How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists undefined
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women Byzantine Bishops at War with Women j.hoare Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary. In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary. In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens undefined
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day? undefined
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars JamesHoare Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery” undefined
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm undefined
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800. Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire undefined
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death undefined
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley undefined
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…) These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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What is the “Mind”? And How Do We Learn?
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa JamesHoare Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles j.hoare Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate undefined
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election JamesHoare Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members undefined
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex undefined
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered undefined
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture undefined
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed undefined
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
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British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ... But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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Should We Navel Gaze? Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know undefined
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook. Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter? undefined
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Summary of changes for August 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover? undefined
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation undefined
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death undefined
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry? undefined
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels? undefined
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge? undefined
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers undefined
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota? undefined
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity? undefined
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley undefined
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Spartan Training The Ultimate Regime
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Who Was Oscar Wilde? undefined
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis JamesHoare Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach On the Spot: Levi Roach JamesHoare Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere? undefined
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism undefined
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981 In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test? undefined
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous? undefined
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter? undefined
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion? undefined
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography “Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
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“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History undefined
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real undefined
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World? undefined
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler “Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC    Richard...
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Who Invented the Ukulele? undefined
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge undefined
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater undefined
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
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This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione? undefined
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend? undefined
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies undefined
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million undefined
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics undefined
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon JamesHoare Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots “I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America.   In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862) the sucessor of Songhai
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction undefined
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle undefined
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today undefined
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record undefined
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John? undefined
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History) undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964) An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do. A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review ‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review JamesHoare Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
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In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare undefined
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece undefined
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV JamesHoare Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations undefined
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages undefined
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Summary of changes for August Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions undefined
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority undefined
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds? undefined
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023 Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M undefined
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review ‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review JamesHoare Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader undefined
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments undefined
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible undefined
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round undefined
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible? undefined
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961) Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.  Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.  Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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A Week Off And A New Language See you again soon
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party undefined
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction undefined
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves? undefined
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000 undefined
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928 At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution undefined
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist? undefined
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa undefined
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews ‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews j.hoare Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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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...
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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 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...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
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This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964) A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
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A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story. Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism undefined
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville? undefined
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus? undefined
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union undefined
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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...
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact. Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions undefined
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room. And don't say a word about Europe.
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition undefined
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art undefined
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome undefined
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See undefined
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute undefined
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona? undefined
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art undefined
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems undefined
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973) “I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
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“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals     Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review ‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review JamesHoare Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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Weekend Roundup Monsters and Myths
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery undefined
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read undefined
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story? undefined
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games undefined
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts undefined
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas undefined
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master undefined
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically... Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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