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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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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.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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What Was Dante’s Political Philosophy?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
a month ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
4 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
5 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
4 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
11 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
a month ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
8 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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