Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
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TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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TheCollector
What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
a week ago
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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TheCollector
The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
7 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
3 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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5 months ago
African History...
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...
3 months ago
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.
TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
a year ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
9 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
12 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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5 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
a week ago
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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a year ago
TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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...
a month ago
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
3 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
2 months ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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a year ago
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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5 months ago
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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TheCollector
JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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Dreams of Space -...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
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Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Dr Alun Withey
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In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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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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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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They know what they think.
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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government in central Africa.
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Age and infertility
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Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Beware the Lides of March
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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A Collection of...
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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