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Summary of changes for October
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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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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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
9 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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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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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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