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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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The Essential Greeks
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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The Ancient Ozempic
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
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a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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Classical Wisdom
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Love and Death
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
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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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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How French Was Medieval England?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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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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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
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a year ago
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 …...
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...
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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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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
4 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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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...
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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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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
over a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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