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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
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The First Biographers
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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How important are dreams?
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The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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an island in the maelstrom
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The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
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This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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The Tudor War on Libel
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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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...
over a year ago
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...
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...
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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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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
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You don't need to know that.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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over a year ago
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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...
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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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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Res Obscura
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
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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The Myth of the Minotaur
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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The Mother Goddess of Rome
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And Her Controversial Religion
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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The World's First Computer
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The Antikythera Mechanism
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Summary of changes for September
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
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I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Who Was Averroes?
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
Open Culture
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 Is a Banana Republic?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
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Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
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a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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