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Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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10 months ago
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Summary of changes for October
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
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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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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
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US President or American Caesar?
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
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“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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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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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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History and Myth
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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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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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Hundred Rabbits
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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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
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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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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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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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
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I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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