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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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4 months ago
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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4 months ago
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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5 months ago
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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6 months ago
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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3 months ago
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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3 months ago
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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2 weeks ago
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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7 months ago
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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4 months ago
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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3 months ago
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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a month ago
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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11 months ago
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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4 months ago
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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11 months ago
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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7 months ago
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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a year ago
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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5 months ago
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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a year ago
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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3 weeks ago
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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6 months ago
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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a year ago
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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a year ago
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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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
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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7 months ago
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
3 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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What Was the Chaco War?
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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8 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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