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the promise of pancakes
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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!
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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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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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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The True Knights Templar
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
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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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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Should Death Concern Us?
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How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
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Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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Who You Are Vs. What You Control
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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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A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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