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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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What Is an Antipope?
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
3 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
3 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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2 months ago
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
10 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Flashbak
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...
5 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
12 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Lost Battlefield of Alexander the Great Discovered in Türkiye
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
a year ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
3 hours ago
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
4 days ago
An Epic Start to the New Year
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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7 months ago
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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10 months ago
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
3 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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