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over a year ago
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https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
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I...
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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A Collection of...
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a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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African History...
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Hidden History
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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over a year ago
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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a year ago
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
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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...
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
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This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
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One I bought fifty years ago.
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
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British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
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“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
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100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
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In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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