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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Secrets of the Scythians
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
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Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
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It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
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Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
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TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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6 Must-See English Castles
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
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In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Classical Wisdom
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Prometheus and AI?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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TheCollector
5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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’
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Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
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TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
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TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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A Collection of...
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
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Classical Wisdom
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Patterns in Humanity
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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TheCollector
5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
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TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
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TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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CrimethInc.
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
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Dreams of Space -...
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Dreams of Space -...
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A Collection of...
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Hundred Rabbits
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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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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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What Was Négritude?
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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