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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!
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Overcoming Bias
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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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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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Wrong Side of...
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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How to use generative AI for historical research
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
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Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Beware the Lides of March
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
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“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
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a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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CrimethInc.
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The Machine Stops.
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And fiddling won't fix it.
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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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.
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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African History...
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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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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
Classical Wisdom
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
Flashbak
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...
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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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Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“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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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Res Obscura
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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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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