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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Liberation of the Oppressed: What Is Liberation Theology?
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No End Of A Lesson.
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Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
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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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
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New Year, Old Books
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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Jean And Rose – A Paris Photo Love Story From 1929
In 1929, Jean, 20, was living on rue Clairault, Paris. He worked at a brokerage house on rue de la...
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In 1929, Jean, 20, was living on rue Clairault, Paris. He worked at a brokerage house on rue de la Grange Batelière. On December 11, Jean met Rose, 18, at the city’s Saint-Lazare metro station. She lived in the 15th arrondissement, and took classes in hairdressing at the École...
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Norse Mythology: Pantheon, Ragnarok, Creation, & More
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
2 months ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
Open Culture
The Story of How Quentin Tarantino Became a Filmmaker and Created Pulp Fiction, as Told by Quentin...
For a film, explained a young Quentin Tarantino in one interview, “the real test of time isn’t the...
yesterday
For a film, explained a young Quentin Tarantino in one interview, “the real test of time isn’t the Friday that it opens. It’s how the film is thought of thirty years from now.” It just so happens that Pulp Fiction, which made Tarantino the most celebrated director in America...
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Why Are Most Female Pharaohs Unrecorded in History?
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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The Early Years of Jesus
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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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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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
Dreams of Space -...
Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the...
2 weeks ago
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the illustrations in this book. The story is OK but the visions of spacecraft, a space station and mining on the Moon are worth seeing. This is a relatively low cost book used so if you like...
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Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
3 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
8 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
10 months ago
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
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Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
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Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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The Handwriting of 12 Famous Authors
“My spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”...
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“My spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh In The Handwriting of 12 Famous Authors we look at writers who communicated in long hand, and sometimes wrote their books in the same manner. For...
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
9 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
over a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
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Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
2 months ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
9 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
Overcoming Bias
Gender Norms Are Complex, Opaque
Wondering how to make clear our cultural drift problem, it occurred to me that historical fiction,...
2 days ago
Wondering how to make clear our cultural drift problem, it occurred to me that historical fiction, especially using time travel, could make vivid how key norms and values have actually changed greatly over time, and not always in obviously good ways.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
7 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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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...
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...
a year ago
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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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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5 Contemporary Artists Inspired by Baroque
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
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5 Ancient Roman Monuments & How They Survived to the Modern Day
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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What Is Theodicy?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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War in Dreamland
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
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This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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How Did Socrates Die?
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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
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
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Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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Love and Death
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
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They know what they think.
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Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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What Role Did Women Play in the Scientific Revolution?
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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The Story of Thebes
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
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government in central Africa.
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
2 months ago
Europe turns away from America.
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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3 months ago
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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6 months ago
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
7 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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