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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
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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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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
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“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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Beyond Stoicism
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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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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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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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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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
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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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
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The First Roman Empress and More...
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
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Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Does Karma Exist?
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Does what goes around come around?
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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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
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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