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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Freedom by North-West
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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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...
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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The Ancient Novel
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
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It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
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Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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Sappho
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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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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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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The Secrets of Crete
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
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Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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When Was D-Day?
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Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
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a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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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...
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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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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
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Getting our events straight...
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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The world that created Caravaggio
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
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a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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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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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
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Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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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 during the month of March.
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TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Catching Nessie on Film
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TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
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JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
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Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Wrong Side of...
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Empress Theodora
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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TheCollector
The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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