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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Early Christian Poetry
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
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a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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How the South Became Republican
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
weird medieval guys
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
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And some associated reflections.
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Why Socrates Matters
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
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a year ago
Understanding political violence.
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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Patterns in Humanity
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Hundred Rabbits
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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