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Hey everyone!
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http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
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What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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The First Stoic
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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What makes a good friend?
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
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How the CCP is Closing China
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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Classical Wisdom
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Classics Gifts!
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African History...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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In Defence of Boring Books
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JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
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The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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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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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Dreams of Space -...
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...
over a year ago
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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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Europe's absent-minded revolution
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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7 African Myths About Animals
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
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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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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