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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency undefined
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks Begins in Two Weeks
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism. Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign? undefined
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum undefined
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works undefined
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art) undefined
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR undefined
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6 Micronations You Should Know undefined
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade undefined
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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...
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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...
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa? undefined
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists? undefined
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927 “The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake     Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King undefined
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses undefined
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops. And fiddling won't fix it.
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance undefined
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs? undefined
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire? How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire? j.hoare Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up? undefined
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The Phantom of Polarisation Do people actually disagree that much?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art undefined
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims? undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont? undefined
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC undefined
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI undefined
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration? undefined
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Weekend Roundup History and Myth
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu? undefined
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor? undefined
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings undefined
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween? undefined
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What Was Jim Crow? undefined
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer undefined
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides? undefined
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The Essential Greeks ***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years undefined
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All? undefined
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How ASEAN Lost its Way How ASEAN Lost its Way JamesHoare Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London undefined
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions undefined
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu undefined
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large... For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language See you again soon
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit undefined
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US undefined
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A History of Phantom Pain A History of Phantom Pain j.hoare Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew? undefined
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt On the Spot: Alice Hunt JamesHoare Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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Arming Ourselves Against The Future. With a few more books and a few old ideas.
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TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Julius Caesar
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition undefined
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized? undefined
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles undefined
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher undefined
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 undefined
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History undefined
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It? undefined
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793 undefined
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Oops! I did it again... Getting our events straight...
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams? undefined
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The Women who Forged Medieval England The Women who Forged Medieval England JamesHoare Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles undefined
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads undefined
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes undefined
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978) A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
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A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations. Shurlygin, Victor.  СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk? undefined
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Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ... Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism? undefined
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Ancient Podcasts
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema? undefined
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No Women Allowed? Greek Theater and Gender
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method? undefined
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!) undefined
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History undefined
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
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Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View undefined
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair? undefined
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World? undefined
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality undefined
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution? undefined
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign? undefined
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know undefined
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers? undefined
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody undefined
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack undefined
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work? undefined
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have? undefined
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan undefined
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great? undefined
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy The Nemi Ships
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving? undefined
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder? undefined
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say? undefined
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal undefined
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism? undefined
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Free Will Vs Determinism
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon undefined
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All? Richard III and Kingly Justice for All? JamesHoare Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia? undefined
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals undefined
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend undefined
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo undefined
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Who Was Vortigern? undefined
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public undefined
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies? And how does it reflect on us?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign undefined
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know undefined
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force undefined
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The Past Is Another Country. A book review from the future.
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter? undefined
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs JamesHoare Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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Into the Waste Land Nothing connects.
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So They Want Negotiations, Now. Have they any idea what they are talking about?
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How Did Romania Become a Country? undefined
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know undefined
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art undefined
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Flashbak
Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967 “In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club     Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence undefined
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Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy Why the liberal project will fail
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}. Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu. Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler? undefined
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
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The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About undefined
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades undefined
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained undefined
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist undefined
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities undefined
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story undefined
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Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice “Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart   Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal Global power has always been distributed.
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking undefined
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting undefined
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Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61) The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023 Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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What Is Voguing? undefined
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks undefined
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology? Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers undefined
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series undefined
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran undefined
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know undefined
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists undefined
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics? undefined
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Seneca On Clemency A Letter To Emperor Nero
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The Performance is Over Even if the artists don't realise it.
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour undefined
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires undefined
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know undefined
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Dionysus The God of Wine!
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy undefined
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany? undefined
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution undefined
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How French Was Medieval England? How French Was Medieval England? JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia undefined
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World War Stoppers and God Makers
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023 Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj undefined
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Honesty: What's In It For Me? First, do lots of harm.
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World undefined
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens? undefined
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens? undefined
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How Iran Won the West How Iran Won the West JamesHoare Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca undefined
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy? undefined
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal undefined
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation? undefined
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
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This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
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Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000 undefined
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail j.hoare Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn undefined
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over? undefined
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada undefined
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star undefined
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine undefined
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria? undefined
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin undefined
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas undefined
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films undefined
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles “My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death     Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It) undefined
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians undefined
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II? undefined
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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...
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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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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers? undefined
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994 On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial? undefined
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A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830) From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters? undefined
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained undefined
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know undefined
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead undefined
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Who speaks of the Armenians? Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists undefined
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections? undefined
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo? undefined
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae undefined
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Summary of changes for March 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March. Summary Of Changes Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom. 100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures “Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet? undefined
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations undefined
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick undefined
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know undefined
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream? undefined
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear? undefined
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed undefined
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Why I love etymologies Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959 Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing) Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing) Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing. Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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Sparta and… Scotland? Laconic wit through the centuries
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This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe? undefined
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails.   A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn. In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists undefined
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Summary of changes for March Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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North Pacific Logbook The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip. Continue Reading
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