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Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Plato Vs Aristotle
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
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The Original Femme Fatales?
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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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...
10 months ago
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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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Summary of changes for May
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 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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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
3 days ago
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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