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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
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The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
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Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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