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Man-Made Moons (1960)
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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A History of Phantom Pain
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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The First Philosopher?
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Summary of changes for March
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
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a year ago
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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To all the newspapers I loved
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
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over a year ago
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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8 months ago
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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12 hours ago
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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a year ago
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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9 months ago
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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7 months ago
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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7 months ago
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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3 months ago
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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6 months ago
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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8 months ago
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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4 months ago
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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4 months ago
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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8 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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11 months ago
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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a year ago
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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3 weeks ago
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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9 months ago
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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7 months ago
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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5 months ago
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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4 months ago
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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a year ago
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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a year ago
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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a year ago
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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4 months ago
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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2 months ago
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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11 months ago
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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8 months ago
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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2 months ago
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
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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12 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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11 months ago
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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a year ago
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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3 months ago
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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a year ago
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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a year ago
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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9 months ago
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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10 months ago
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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5 months ago
TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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6 months ago
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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7 months ago
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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9 months ago
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Who Was Eusebius?
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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4 months ago
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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3 months ago
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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8 months ago
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
7 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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2 months ago
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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a month ago
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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a month ago
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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a month ago
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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a year ago
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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2 months ago
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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2 weeks ago
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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2 months ago
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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a month ago
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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a year ago
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