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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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So They Want Negotiations, Now.
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Have they any idea what they are talking about?
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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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...
Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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The Essential Greeks
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Ancient Olympics
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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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...
over a year ago
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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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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The End of the World?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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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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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
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10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
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But the future worries me.
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
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And some bits and pieces of news.
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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The Art of the Interesting
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
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Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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7 months ago
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
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Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Eva Perón
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
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Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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