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Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
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Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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3 months ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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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
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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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...
8 months ago
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...
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France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
3 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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6 months ago
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
4 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
3 days ago
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Flashbak
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...
7 months ago
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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a year ago
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
12 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
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
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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4 months ago
weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
2 weeks ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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12 months ago
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
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