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Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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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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Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
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On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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TheCollector
Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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In Praise of the Preterite
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The Tragedy of Ajax
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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That's The Truth?
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Dreams of Space -...
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Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
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[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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The Story of Thebes
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From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
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We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
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This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Sparta and… Scotland?
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
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African History...
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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.
TheCollector
Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
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Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Educated rage
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American polarisation: part 2
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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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
TheCollector
Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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