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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Dreams of Space -...
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Global Inequality...
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Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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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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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
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So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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It's about having small expectations.
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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How Iran Won the West
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
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How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
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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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Patterns in Humanity
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Overcoming Bias
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
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8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
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Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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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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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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The Ancient Novel
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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What Are Conlangs?
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