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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 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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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
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Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Who Was George Eliot?
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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What Is the Will to Power?
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
a year ago
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
Dreams of Space -...
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.
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
4 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
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What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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