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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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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...
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
a month ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Dreams of Space -...
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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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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a year ago
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
6 days ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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a year ago
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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9 months ago
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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