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Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
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over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
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Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Europe turns away from America.
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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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...
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Religion in the Olympics
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War in Dreamland
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Prometheus and AI?
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
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Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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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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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Wrong Side of...
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Ancient Anxiety
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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9 months ago
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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TheCollector
Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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TheCollector
What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
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government in central Africa.
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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What Are Conlangs?
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Bringing History to the Future
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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