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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
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Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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