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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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Ancient Olympics
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
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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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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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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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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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How to Save Democracy
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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A history of the monastic high life
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
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The Machine Stops.
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And fiddling won't fix it.
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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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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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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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...
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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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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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3 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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8 months ago
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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TheCollector
What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Flashbak
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....
10 months ago
“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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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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a year ago
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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3 weeks ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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10 months ago
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