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Summary of changes for January
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Socrates' Wayward Student
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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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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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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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
TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Weekend Roundup
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
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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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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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The "New" Ancient City
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
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“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
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Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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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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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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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...
9 months ago
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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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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...
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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Why Socrates Matters
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
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Should we pay attention to them?
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Is Theodicy?
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
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So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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