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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Essential Greeks
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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What Is the Ides of March?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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The End of the World?
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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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...
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Plutarch and Pleasure
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Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Global Inequality...
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
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Who You Are Vs. What You Control
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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.
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Who Was George Hodel?
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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 to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Who Was George Eliot?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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In Search of Homer
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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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...
over a year ago
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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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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Blindspots and Biographies
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Blindspots and Biographies
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