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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Hundred Rabbits
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Cosmodrome (1987)
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Typhoons and mold
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For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
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And some bits and pieces.
Dreams of Space -...
Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
Happy New Year!
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A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the illustrations in this book. The story is OK but the visions of spacecraft, a space station and mining on the Moon are worth seeing. This is a relatively low cost book used so if you like...
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The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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It's All About Them.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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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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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
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Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Open Culture
Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video...
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Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video label’s finest releases, Francis Ford Coppola speaks of a director who “believed in a film he wanted to make, and used his entire fortune, because the financing system of the time...
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
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“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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...
4 months ago
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...
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Hundred Rabbits
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...
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Who Was Averroes?
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Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
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The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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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
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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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...
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"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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When Was the First Crusade?
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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