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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
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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...
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Global Inequality...
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
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Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Why Socrates Matters
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
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It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
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With a few more books and a few old ideas.
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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The Essential Greeks
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
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a complete history of an African monument
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
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Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
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Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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