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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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over a year ago
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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How Did Socrates Die?
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Collections: On Bread and Circuses
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Tolkien and the Classics
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Overcoming Bias
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
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This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Gap Week: August 2, 2024
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
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