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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Beware the Lides of March
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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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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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Weekend Roundup
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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When Was the First Crusade?
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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In Defence of Boring Books
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JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Past Is Another Country.
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5 months ago
A book review from the future.
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
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Tolkien and Plato
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
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A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
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4 months ago
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
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It's about having small expectations.
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Three years late, but historians are always late
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Classical Wisdom
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
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12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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Secret of the Stoics
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A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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