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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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There are no "why"s in our world.
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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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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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
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The Art of Pompeii
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Summary of changes for May 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 May.
Summary Of Changes
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
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Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
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So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Empress Theodora
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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A Strange Defeat.
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
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Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Does Free Will Exist?
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
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And the Palace where it was found...
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Wrong Side of...
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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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.
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Aristotle on Luck
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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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
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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What Is Theodicy?
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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What Was the First Written Language?
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
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Which Playwright did it better?
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Classical Wisdom
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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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Hundred Rabbits
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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