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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Real or Fantasy?
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
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Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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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...
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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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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
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And some associated reflections.
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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How the South Became Republican
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Rare Rediscovered Watercolor by J.M.W. Turner Heads to Auction
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Are You a Fan of Gothic Literature? 5 Most Iconic Locations in the UK
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Summary of changes for May
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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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Is the Flood Myth Universal? Flood Myths From Around the World
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
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10 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
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Digitization Reveals Cathedral’s Hidden Medieval Wall Paintings
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Understanding Yourself Through Jung: A Guide to Individuation & Self-Discovery
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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The Creative Genius of David Lynch (RIP): Discover His Films, Music Videos, Cartoons, Commercials,...
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Albert Einstein: The Greatest Scientist of the 20th Century
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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Books To Help Us Understand The World?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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How Did Socrates Die?
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
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a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
Dr Alun Withey
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over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Texas
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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The Harpies: Beasts of Vengeance in Greek Mythology
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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over a year ago
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
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a year ago
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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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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The Paris Peace Conference: Who Were the Big Four?
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The KGB After Stalin
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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Flashbak
Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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a year ago
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Global Inequality...
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a month ago
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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The Assassination of Malcolm X
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Patterns in Humanity
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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The History of Communism in Vietnam: From the 1920s to Today
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
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7 months ago
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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The First Roman Empress and More...
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2 months ago
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Pol Pot: Overseer of the Cambodian Genocide
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Wrong Side of...
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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How Marcel Marceau Used Mime to Save Children During the Holocaust
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In 1972, Jerry Lewis made the ill-considered decision to write, direct, and star in a film about a German clown in Auschwitz. The result was so awful that he never allowed its release, and it quickly acquired the reputation—along with disasters like George Lucas’ Star Wars...
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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A Collection of...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
4 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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