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a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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projects and pain
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We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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The Diversity Paradox.
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Moving With the Times?
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Plato On Knowledge
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
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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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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Arguing with the Dead
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Love and Death
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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The Electoral College Explained
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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What Is Theodicy?
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Crime in the USA
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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New Year, Old Books
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
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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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
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Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
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TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Zeno of Citium
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
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2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Classical Wisdom
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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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...
9 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...
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
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a week ago
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
5 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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That's The Truth?
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a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
A Collection of...
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10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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TheCollector
Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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8 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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TheCollector
5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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3 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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4 months ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
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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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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Classical Wisdom
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St. Nick and Saturnalia
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TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Essential Classics
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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