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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Dreams of Space -...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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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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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
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Res Obscura
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Classical Wisdom
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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Patterns in Humanity
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Classical Wisdom
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Getting our events straight...
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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We can't get there from here, anymore.
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a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
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10 months ago
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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A Brief History of Chile
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Starting with Spanish.
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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state and society in south-central Africa
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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But the future worries me.
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
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Res Obscura
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
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TheCollector
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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Who is the God of Dreams?
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TheCollector
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Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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African History...
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Dreams of Space -...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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A Collection of...
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Death of the King of Siam
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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The True Knights Templar
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Dreams of Space -...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
Trying to Understand...
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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Hundred Rabbits
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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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Classical Wisdom
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Banned Book Week Begins...
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Banned Book Week Begins...
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
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“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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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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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Was Alexander Great?
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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