Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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7 African Myths About Animals
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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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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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
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The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
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Which Playwright did it better?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
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Do people actually disagree that much?
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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What Is Voguing?
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
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“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
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Historical origins of the malaise
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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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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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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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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What Is an Antipope?
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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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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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
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Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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Why the liberal project will fail
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“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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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Sex Before Sex Education
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Another Of My Essays In French
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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No Left Turn
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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A Collection of...
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This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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So Where Do We Go From Here?
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
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But the future worries me.
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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weird medieval guys
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
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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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Final Call
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
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How French Was Medieval England?
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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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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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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