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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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A Clash Of Symbols
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
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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
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Confessions from a Classics Lover
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
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a year ago
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TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
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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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
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5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
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5 months ago
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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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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a year ago
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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3 months ago
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
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JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Flashbak
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...
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Patterns in Humanity
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7 months ago
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African History...
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Should We Own Stuff?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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
TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
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TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Dr Alun Withey
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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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...
over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
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Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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Beneath the Waves...
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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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.
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
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“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Aristotle on Luck
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
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Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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In Defence of Boring Books
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In Defence of Boring Books
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
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a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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Plutarch and Pleasure
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A Collection of...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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What Is Capoeira?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
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I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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A Brief History of Chile
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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