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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Wood stove installation
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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...
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Who Was Eusebius?
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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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
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
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over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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7 months ago
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Classical Wisdom
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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A History of the United States Senate
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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What Is Populism?
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
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Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
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Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 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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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Philosopher Kings
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
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2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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Dreams of Space -...
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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What Is the Ides of March?
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Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
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11 months ago
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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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Res Obscura
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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