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Summary Of Changes
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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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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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
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Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Do You Listen Well?
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
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And some bits and pieces of news.
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
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Winning the day and losing the war.
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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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 the History of Halloween?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
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)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 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
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
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Africa's past carved in ivory
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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