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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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a year ago
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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TheCollector
The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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a year ago
Flashbak
‘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...
a month ago
“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...
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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5 months ago
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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9 months ago
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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6 months ago
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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