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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
Overcoming Bias
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Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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How the South Became Republican
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Flashbak
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...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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The Life of Terence
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Open Culture
Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
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Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video label’s finest releases, Francis Ford Coppola speaks of a director who “believed in a film he wanted to make, and used his entire fortune, because the financing system of the time...
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
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This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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Weekend Roundup
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
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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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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Dionysus
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Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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