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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Dreams of Space -...
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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African History...
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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8 months ago
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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We...
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
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Dreams of Space -...
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
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Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
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We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Rituals and Religion
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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The Immortals
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...and the feared Persian Army
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Patterns in Humanity
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Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
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A history of the monastic high life
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Does Marcus Matter?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Forgotten Gods
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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No Left Turn
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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What to do with Columbus?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Dealing With Foreigners ...
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Is more complicated than you might think.
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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