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Start to Infinity (1978)
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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.
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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The Hero's Ride (1963)
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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Last Chance
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
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On Hegel's ignorance of African History
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Summary of changes for February
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
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Does Free Will Exist?
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What Is Populism?
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
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9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
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Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
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Olympics Special
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
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Should Death Concern Us?
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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What Is the Ides of March?
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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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...
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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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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
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Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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Hera, Queen of the Gods
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
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New Event: January 7th, 2025
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
2 months ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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4 months ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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TheCollector
The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
2 months ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
3 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
4 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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10 months ago
Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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6 months ago
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
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...
7 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
11 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
12 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
7 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
2 days ago
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
a month ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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5 months ago
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
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
10 months ago
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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TheCollector
A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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9 months ago
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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8 months ago
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