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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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What is Modernity?
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TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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TheCollector
How Does the Electoral College Work?
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
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"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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The Early Years of Jesus
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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The Evils Of Professionalism
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The Fall of a Republic
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Patterns in Humanity
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Why I love etymologies
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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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...
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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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Another Of My Essays in French
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11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
Classical Wisdom
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Secrets of the Scythians
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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Notes on Christian Syria
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What Was Négritude?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Classical Wisdom
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
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One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Spartan Training
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
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TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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The Tragedy of the Trenches
History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
2 months ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
10 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
3 weeks ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
6 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
12 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
5 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
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.
'If we can't...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
11 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
3 months ago
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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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
a week ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
a week ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
3 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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9 months ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
11 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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