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Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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A Collection of...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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weird medieval guys
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The Electoral College Explained
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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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...
over a year ago
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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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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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...
7 months ago
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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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Plato and Atlantis
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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Games Nations Play.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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