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TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia? undefined
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview undefined
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck Do You Feel Lucky?
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TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power? undefined
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The First Biographers ...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy undefined
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923 To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History undefined
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture? undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross. One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
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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...
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What Is Solipsism? undefined
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language? undefined
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The Birth of Ovid The Birth of Ovid JamesHoare Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time undefined
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber undefined
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring undefined
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art? undefined
3 months ago
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption undefined
5 months ago
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes. Many of the...
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1 For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981     You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981     You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts undefined
7 months ago
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More undefined
10 months ago
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography “Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
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“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin undefined
5 months ago
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10 Forgotten US Presidents undefined
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion undefined
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts? How Did the First World War Change the Arts? JamesHoare Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle? undefined
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens undefined
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway undefined
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities undefined
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France’s Long March Against Racism France’s Long March Against Racism j.hoare Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic? undefined
8 months ago
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts. They know what they think.
a year ago
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint undefined
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record undefined
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958 Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius? undefined
7 months ago
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In Defence of Boring Books In Defence of Boring Books JamesHoare Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts undefined
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places undefined
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power undefined
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader undefined
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal undefined
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden undefined
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy? undefined
11 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
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In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work? undefined
6 months ago
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought? undefined
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins undefined
6 months ago
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico undefined
11 months ago
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath) undefined
7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks undefined
4 months ago
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. undefined
8 months ago
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare? undefined
2 months ago
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off undefined
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978) A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
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A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations. Shurlygin, Victor.  СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever undefined
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963) More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children. New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy Quesnay and China
11 months ago
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction undefined
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948) With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning undefined
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know undefined
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins? undefined
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung? undefined
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland? undefined
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s) This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails.   A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt undefined
2 months ago
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes undefined
3 months ago
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections? undefined
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch” undefined
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle? undefined
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous? undefined
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Who Was Julius Caesar? undefined
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right? undefined
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s.     Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum? undefined
4 months ago
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles undefined
11 months ago
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers undefined
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The Election That Caused the Boer War The Election That Caused the Boer War JamesHoare Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023 No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
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No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt? undefined
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African History...
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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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement undefined
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism? Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE. Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War undefined
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist undefined
a year ago
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England JamesHoare Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum undefined
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir undefined
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers undefined
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown undefined
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio? undefined
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire undefined
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art undefined
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Papa To The Rescue. And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959) This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age. This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats undefined
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover undefined
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Secrets of the Sibyls Ancient Prophetesses
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday undefined
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered undefined
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II? undefined
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The "New" Ancient City Discovering Kavala...
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)? undefined
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work? undefined
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All? Richard III and Kingly Justice for All? JamesHoare Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Summary of changes for April 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons undefined
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Flashbak
Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922 “A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens     In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater undefined
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist undefined
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998 In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book The Lost Tudor Domesday Book JamesHoare Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson undefined
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Putting Mothers on Death Row Putting Mothers on Death Row JamesHoare Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed undefined
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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...
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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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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s “As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm   Dorothy Bohm...
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm   Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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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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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World undefined
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side? undefined
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes undefined
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts undefined
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology undefined
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time? undefined
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Why Did Rome Fall? & Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs undefined
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Who Was George Eliot? undefined
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick undefined
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art undefined
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor undefined
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving? undefined
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum undefined
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History) undefined
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Empress Theodora Saint or Sinner?
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition? Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition? JamesHoare Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy? undefined
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism? undefined
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting undefined
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo? undefined
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review ‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review JamesHoare Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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Summary of changes for December Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Is an unjust peace better than a just war? Or does war have its virtues?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter? undefined
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology? undefined
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA? undefined
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How Did Socrates View Democracy? undefined
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death undefined
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive “We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials JamesHoare Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais undefined
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views undefined
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Weekend Roundup Was Alexander Great?
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture undefined
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical? undefined
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know undefined
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles undefined
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq undefined
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear? undefined
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King undefined
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities The Original Bonfire of the Vanities JamesHoare Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening undefined
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The First Anglo-Burmese War The First Anglo-Burmese War JamesHoare Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record One I bought fifty years ago.
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How to Steal From Homer Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades? undefined
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts undefined
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a brief note on the African exploration of Asia plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem undefined
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History undefined
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux? undefined
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality undefined
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War undefined
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece undefined
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Weekend Roundup Secret of the Stoics
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth? undefined
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Summary of changes for June 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library. Oekaki, optimized and...
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Does Marcus Matter? Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre undefined
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A Short Service Announcement. From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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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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