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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
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How French Was Medieval England?
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Flashbak
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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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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The "New" Ancient City
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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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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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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A Book 100 Years in the Making
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Patterns in Humanity
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Why are MYTHS Important?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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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...
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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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The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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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...
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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...
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
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“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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where is the turtle farm
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Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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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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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Global crime
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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Useless in Gaza
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As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Socrates' Wayward Student
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
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We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
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I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
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Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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The End of Power Projection?
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We can't get there from here, anymore.
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Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
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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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How to Revive Wassailing
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Tjaart’s Substack
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TheCollector
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Weekend Roundup
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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When technology follows art
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
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Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
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And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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Immigration and crime: Denmark
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
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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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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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The Two Trojan Wars
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Not that much, actually.
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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A History of the United States Senate
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
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Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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How to use generative AI for historical research
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Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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The Sense Of An Ending.
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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For the Love of the Classics
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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leleuvia
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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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Stop Making Sense.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
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Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
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Or does war have its virtues?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Artemisia of Caria
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Rules, Rules Rules
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Because that's all they can do.
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
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Should you meet your heroes?
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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The Roman Socrates
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One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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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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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
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This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Hundred Rabbits
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We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
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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 Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Essential Classics
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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