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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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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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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
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Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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Who Was Averroes?
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Flashbak
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
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 November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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a year ago
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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a week ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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a month ago
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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a year ago
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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5 months ago
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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a year ago
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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6 months ago
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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11 months ago
TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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11 months ago
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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11 months ago
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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11 months ago
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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2 months ago
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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12 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
10 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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11 months ago
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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a year ago
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
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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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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4 months ago
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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a week ago
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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a week ago
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What’s the History of Gin?
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9 months ago
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 months ago
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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2 months ago
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
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
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
a month ago
The world that created Caravaggio
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...
a week ago
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...
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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6 months ago
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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a year ago
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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4 months ago
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 months ago
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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a year ago
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
3 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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10 months ago
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
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
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
a month ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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8 months ago
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
7 months ago
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
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...
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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a year ago
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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10 months ago
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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10 months ago
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
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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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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a year ago
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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8 months ago
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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a month ago
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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6 months ago
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...
10 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....
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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10 months ago
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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5 months ago
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