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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
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For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
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What Is Gnosticism?
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
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Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
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We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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On 17th century "cocaine"
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
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Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
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Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
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Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
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In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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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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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
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Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Origins of Latin Literature
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Socrates and the Soul
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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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....
2 weeks 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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Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
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And not just the fighting bit.
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
8 months ago
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....
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Early Bird is Ending
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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We are lost in a haunted wood.
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Too Much of Not A Lot
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Winning the day and losing the war.
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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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...
7 months ago
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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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
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Aristotle's Poetics
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TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
Lost Battlefield of Alexander the Great Discovered in Türkiye
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
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TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Why are MYTHS Important?
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
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100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Dreams of Space -...
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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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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The life of Maynard K.
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
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Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Virgil and the Aeneid
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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