Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
3 weeks ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
a month ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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Liberation of the Oppressed: What Is Liberation Theology?
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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6 months ago
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Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
11 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
3 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
7 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Archaeologists Discover 4,100-Year-Old Tomb of Pharaoh’s Doctor
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
8 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
10 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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10 months ago
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
3 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
4 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
11 months ago
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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8 months ago
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
5 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
2 months ago
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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9 months ago
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...
a year 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...
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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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...
4 months ago
‘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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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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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...
12 months ago
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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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
11 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
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What Was the Chaco War?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Understanding Yourself Through Jung: A Guide to Individuation & Self-Discovery
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
11 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
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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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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
11 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
3 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
Patterns in Humanity
2024 in writing
A brief recap of my 2024 posts
2 weeks ago
A brief recap of my 2024 posts
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a month ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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When Was D-Day?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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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...
Open Culture
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of...
4 weeks ago
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of a Bible verse, all to a jazz score. It was not, safe to say, the special that CBS had expected, to say nothing of its sponsor, the...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Hundred Rabbits
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
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Without living forever in fear and worry?
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Res Obscura
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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A Collection of...
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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Wisdom for the New Year
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Anglo-French Wars: 13 Conflicts Between France & England
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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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...
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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The Night When Miles Davis Opened for the Grateful Dead (1970)
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Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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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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The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
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1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
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Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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