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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Moon Base (1959)
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
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A re-run from a few years ago....
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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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...
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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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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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How to use generative AI for historical research
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Borrowing from a book-seller...
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Borrowing from a book-seller description:
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Patterns in Humanity
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
3 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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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
TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Flashbak
‘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...
a year ago
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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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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4 months ago
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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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...
TheCollector
Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
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The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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11 months ago
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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7 months ago
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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