Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Global Inequality...
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Wrong Side of...
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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Patterns in Humanity
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
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The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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TheCollector
Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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JamesHoare
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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Classical Wisdom
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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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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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
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Free French Bombers Over France
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Hundred Rabbits
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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The Tudor War on Libel
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
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A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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