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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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The Two Trojan Wars
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Building Reading Skills (1951)
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
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There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
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And the Palace where it was found...
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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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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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
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Origins of Stoicism
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
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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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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The Art of Pompeii
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Is more complicated than you might think.
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
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4 months ago
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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