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What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
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And fiddling won't fix it.
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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How Did Socrates Die?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
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a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
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This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Arguing with the Dead
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TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Virgil and the Aeneid
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Trying to Understand...
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It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Hundred Rabbits
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...
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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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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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What Is an Antipope?
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
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TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
Classical Wisdom
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TheCollector
The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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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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TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
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Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
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Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
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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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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Patterns in Humanity
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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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...
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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