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Dreams of Space -...
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Dreams of Space -...
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an African portrait of an African society
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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TheCollector
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Hundred Rabbits
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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Patterns in Humanity
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
A Collection of...
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
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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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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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