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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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Into the Waste Land
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Patterns in Humanity
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Classics Gifts!
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Plato on Political Polarization
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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over a year ago
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Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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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...
5 months ago
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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What Is Voguing?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Wood stove installation
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It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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Lost and Found
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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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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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Beyond Stoicism
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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What is Plagiarism?
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Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
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An experiment with historical simulation
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
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Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Global Inequality...
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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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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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
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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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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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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Tolkien and Plato
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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