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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
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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;...
TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
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Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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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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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
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Animals of the Ancient World
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Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Ancient Anxiety
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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11 months ago
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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4 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.