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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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What Is Voguing?
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Plato On Knowledge
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Classical Wisdom
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Wrong Side of...
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
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a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Classical Wisdom
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
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It's worse than you probably imagine.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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The Electoral College Explained
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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Hera, Queen of the Gods
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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