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Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
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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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
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.
Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
2 weeks ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Lost Battlefield of Alexander the Great Discovered in Türkiye
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
3 weeks ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
Take a Santa Pause
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 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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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
3 weeks ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
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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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
4 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
a week ago
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
4 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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What Is an Antipope?
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
7 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of 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...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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How Did Socrates Die?
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
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The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Will The West Eat Itself?
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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The Birth of Ovid
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Patterns in Humanity
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Do You Listen Well?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Aristotle's Poetics
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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