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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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African History...
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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In Defence of Boring Books
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...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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over a year ago
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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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.
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
Classical Wisdom
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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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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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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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...
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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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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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Classical Wisdom
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Petra and Passports
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
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https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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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...
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Classical Wisdom
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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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...
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
6 months ago
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
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.
TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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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...
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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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...
2 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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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
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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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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2 months ago
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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9 months ago
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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9 months ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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a year ago
Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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11 months ago
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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What Was Négritude?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
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...
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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11 months ago
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 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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2 months ago
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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2 months ago
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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