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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Summary Of Changes
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
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Moon Trip (1958)
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A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
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Hundred Rabbits
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
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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.
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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What Are Conlangs?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
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This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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What is Modernity?
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Young Technician December, 1957
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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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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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Overcoming Bias
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When The Music's Over ...
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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