Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Freedom by North-West
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
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Join me on Notes
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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an island in the maelstrom
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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What Was Négritude?
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
Classical Wisdom
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8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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.
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
a month ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
a month ago
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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6 months ago
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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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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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Love and Death
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
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A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
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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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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Summary of changes for May
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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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Art of the Etruscans
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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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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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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Secrets of the Sibyls
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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France Saves Europe.
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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