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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
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Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
8 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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What Is Solipsism?
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
4 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
TheCollector
What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
a month ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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7 months ago
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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5 months ago
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
5 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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