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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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What Are Conlangs?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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Beware the Lides of March
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
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Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
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...
Open Culture
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...
a week 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...
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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What Was Jim Crow?
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Flashbak
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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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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