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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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The Mystery of Morpheus
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
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For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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A Collection of...
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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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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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A Book 100 Years in the Making
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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The Nature of Love
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Socrates' Wayward Student
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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Ancient Olympics
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Will it Bend or Will it Break?
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The international system, that is.
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
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The Death of Clive of India
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
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Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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A History of Phantom Pain
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
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There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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