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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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What makes a good friend?
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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A Collection of...
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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The Life of Aristotle
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
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British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
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Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Should We Be More Naked?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Bringing It All Back Home
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If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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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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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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Socrates' Wayward Student
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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