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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Summary of changes for November
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...
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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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
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
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Global power has always been distributed.
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
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Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
Flashbak
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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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
6 days ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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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...
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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,...
a year ago
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...
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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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...
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“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...
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
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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...
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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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.
TheCollector
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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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
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.
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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The Early Years of Jesus
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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