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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
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Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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What Is Populism?
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We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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New Year, Old Books
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Hidden History
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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Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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A Clash Of Symbols
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a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
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The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
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Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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What is Modernity?
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Anglo-French Wars: 13 Conflicts Between France & England
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
Classical Wisdom
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
a month ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
2 weeks ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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a year ago
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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
4 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
2 months ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
9 months ago
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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a year ago
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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