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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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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 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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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
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over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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Who Was Averroes?
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
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How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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The Story of Thebes
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
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The KGB After Stalin
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What Is an Antipope?
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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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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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
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Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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Papa To The Rescue.
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And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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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...
5 months ago
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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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Empress Theodora
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
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US President or American Caesar?
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
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This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Things Are Falling Apart ...
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And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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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...
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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.
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
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First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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