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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
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5 Great Books About Aboriginal History You Should Read
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
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“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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The Real Bjorn Ironside: Ragnar Lodbrok’s Most Famous Son
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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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...
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What Is Thatcherism?
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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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...
a year ago
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...
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Radio Caroline, the Pirate Radio Ship That Rocked the British Music World (1965)
Nowadays musicians can reach hundreds, thousands, sometimes millions of listeners with a few,...
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
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A history of the monastic high life
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
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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...
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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What Is Theodicy?
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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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...
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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...
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 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 November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Reality Would Like A Word.
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Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October...
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Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October 2019 to March 2020, showing how everyday people sustained six months of rebellion by creating extensive networks of self-determination and mutual aid.
This is an inspiring portrayal...
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the...
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Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the illustrations in this book. The story is OK but the visions of spacecraft, a space station and mining on the Moon are worth seeing. This is a relatively low cost book used so if you like...
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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the sucessor of Songhai
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The Performance is Over
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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Will The West Eat Itself?
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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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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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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9 months ago
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Hidden History
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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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.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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What Is the Ides of March?
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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What Is Absolute Idealism According to Hegel?
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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African History...
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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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...
Hundred Rabbits
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
Trying to Understand...
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Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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History Today Feed
Who Was the Real Henry III?
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Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:30
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Classical Wisdom
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Aristotle's Politics
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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8 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...
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Classical Wisdom
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Love and Death
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
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8 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...
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
9 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
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2 months ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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10 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
a month ago
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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Flashbak
Der Struwwelpeter: Heinrich Hoffmann’s Deadly Book For Naughty Children
Just look at him! There he stands, With his nasty hair and hands. See! His nails are never cut; They...
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Just look at him! There he stands, With his nasty hair and hands. See! His nails are never cut; They are grim’d as black as soot; And the sloven, I declare, Never once has combed his hair; Anything to me is sweeter Than to see this Struwwelpeter. – Der Struwwelpeter (Shaggy-Peter...
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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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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
11 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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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...
5 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...
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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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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