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The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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Out of This World (1953)
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
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Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
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Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Planet Trip (1960)
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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over a year ago
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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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
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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...
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
11 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
What Is Capoeira?
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
a month ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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