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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
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Please help us not to understand.
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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The Many Roads to Rome
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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War and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary America
War and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary America
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/21/2025 - 09:53
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War and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary America
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/21/2025 - 09:53
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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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...
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
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....
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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Why the liberal project will fail
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
a month ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
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Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
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The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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What Is Philippians About?
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
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Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
11 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Hundred Rabbits
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.
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Art of the Etruscans
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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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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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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