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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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Working offgrid efficiently
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Global Inequality...
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
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How to Save Democracy
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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A Strange Defeat.
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Open Culture
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters...
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
6 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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Patterns in Humanity
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Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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And what happens when we don’t?
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
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Weekend Roundup
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
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Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
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Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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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 Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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African History...
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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A Collection of...
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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How the CCP is Closing China
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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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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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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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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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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