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TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance? undefined
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What Was the Great Migration in the US? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
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This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work undefined
a year ago
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy undefined
11 months ago
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution undefined
6 months ago
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Who Was Walt Whitman? undefined
11 months ago
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting? undefined
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important? undefined
6 months ago
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover? undefined
a year ago
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens undefined
4 months ago
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Death of a Samurai Legend Death of a Samurai Legend JamesHoare Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims? undefined
a year ago
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US undefined
8 months ago
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings undefined
a year ago
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues undefined
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus? undefined
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways undefined
a year ago
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past undefined
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration? undefined
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist? Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa undefined
a month ago
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked undefined
a year ago
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible? undefined
2 weeks ago
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore) undefined
4 months ago
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know undefined
8 months ago
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About undefined
6 months ago
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The Allure of Medieval Churches The Allure of Medieval Churches JamesHoare Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning undefined
9 months ago
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time undefined
a week ago
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold undefined
6 months ago
weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird? Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation undefined
a year ago
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger undefined
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’? undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art undefined
6 months ago
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall undefined
7 months ago
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said undefined
a year ago
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles? undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity? undefined
9 months ago
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy undefined
a year ago
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954) I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954. Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War undefined
a month ago
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness? undefined
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution undefined
10 months ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history. There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met undefined
9 months ago
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer undefined
5 months ago
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US undefined
a year ago
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How Mexico Fought Franco How Mexico Fought Franco JamesHoare Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism? undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian? Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965) Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
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Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing. Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965. When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja undefined
9 months ago
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time undefined
a month ago
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist? undefined
11 months ago
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933) The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland? undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
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
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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,...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries? undefined
9 months ago
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States? undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic Inventing Cyrillic JamesHoare Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles? undefined
2 months ago
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America undefined
7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3 From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
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From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
Classical Wisdom
Democracy The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
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a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler “Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC    Richard...
TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy” undefined
6 months ago
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah? undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches undefined
11 months ago
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology undefined
2 months ago
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I undefined
9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.' a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel. I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked? Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico undefined
7 months ago
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War undefined
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized? Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death undefined
6 months ago
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912) Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism? undefined
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work? undefined
6 months ago
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza? undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024 Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
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Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes. Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum undefined
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects? undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War j.hoare Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them undefined
a month ago
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain? undefined
a year ago
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth j.hoare Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967) A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
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A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty undefined
a month ago
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions undefined
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection undefined
a year ago
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology undefined
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire? undefined
a year ago
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference? undefined
3 months ago
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World undefined
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God undefined
a year ago
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The Birth of Ovid The Birth of Ovid JamesHoare Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire undefined
a month ago
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Happy Holidays From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview undefined
a year ago
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare? undefined
a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
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This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth Magical and Medicinal
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TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America undefined
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling JamesHoare Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions undefined
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists undefined
11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru undefined
5 months ago
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry? undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction undefined
7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code undefined
8 months ago
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz undefined
a month ago
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts undefined
11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966) The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles undefined
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts undefined
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba undefined
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952) Mara.  Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952 It came in a...
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Mara.  Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952 It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Early Years of Jesus
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The Death of Caspar Hauser The Death of Caspar Hauser j.hoare Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution? undefined
10 months ago
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common? undefined
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes undefined
10 months ago
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects undefined
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much? undefined
a year ago
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans undefined
3 months ago
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 JamesHoare Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children? Bringing History to the Future
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction undefined
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg? undefined
7 months ago
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background? undefined
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power undefined
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting undefined
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A Brief History of Mount Everest undefined
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters undefined
9 months ago
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification In Search of Homer
2 months ago
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe undefined
a year ago
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City undefined
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations undefined
11 months ago
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...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
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
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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,...
TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties undefined
6 months ago
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What Was the Chaco War? undefined
a year ago
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece JamesHoare Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e undefined
5 months ago
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal? undefined
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Adelie, released a program to create slideshows. GrimGrains,...
TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions? undefined
11 months ago
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know undefined
4 months ago
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays undefined
10 months ago
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition? Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition? JamesHoare Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence? undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958) A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images. Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.) Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review ‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review j.hoare Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes On the Spot: Lucy Noakes JamesHoare Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
a week ago
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract undefined
a year ago
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
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca undefined
a year ago
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Who Was Vortigern? undefined
6 months ago
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do) undefined
4 months ago
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art? undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy? undefined
3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
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We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States undefined
11 months ago
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist undefined
5 months ago
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate undefined
2 months ago
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Was Andy Warhol Religious? undefined
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism undefined
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together? undefined
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important? undefined
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement undefined
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance undefined
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy? undefined
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites undefined
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What Is Appropriation in Art? undefined
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective? undefined
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome undefined
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent undefined
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered undefined
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work? undefined
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Should poor countries remain poor? Stock vs flow approach.
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a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters “This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming     Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US undefined
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Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s undefined
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System undefined
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends undefined
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
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Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures “Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists undefined
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity? undefined
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa undefined
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The Pilgrim as a Historian The Pilgrim as a Historian JamesHoare Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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Secrets of the Sirens The Original Femme Fatales?
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India undefined
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur? undefined
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher? undefined
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich undefined
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By? undefined
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court undefined
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher? undefined
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61) The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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Brushing for Britain Brushing for Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses undefined
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Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy Why the liberal project will fail
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History undefined
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice undefined
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography? undefined
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know undefined
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting? undefined
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968) The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film? undefined
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy undefined
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man undefined
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Summary of changes for October 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 October. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky undefined
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem undefined
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza? undefined
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance? undefined
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre undefined
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Teach Your Children .... Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus? undefined
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962) Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950) Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
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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...
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca undefined
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence undefined
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles? undefined
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies? undefined
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson? undefined
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks undefined
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife? undefined
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings? undefined
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Race, economics and homicide Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire undefined
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy undefined
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn? undefined
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know undefined
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Where parents make a difference Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom? undefined
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know undefined
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions undefined
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Beware Value Dashboards Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
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Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.