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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
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Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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What Is the Ides of March?
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Out Of Control.
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
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Street Shots of New York City in 1978
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“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York 1978’, British photographer George Wright shows us the city. Having trained as a graphic design at London’s Wimbledon School of Art in the early 1970s, Wright took a class taught...
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Is it good to question everything?
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
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The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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What Is Capoeira?
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Patterns in Humanity
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a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Spartan Training
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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A Wasting Asset?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Artemisia of Caria
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
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2 months ago
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Wrong Side of...
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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When Was the First Crusade?
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
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100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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No More Heroes.
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Bringing It All Back Home
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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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.
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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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...
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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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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
Classical Wisdom
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Plutarch and Pleasure
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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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.
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Wrong Side of...
The Indian-American century
On the Anglo-Indo-sphere
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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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...
11 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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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
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Have they any idea what they are talking about?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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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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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
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The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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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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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
11 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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