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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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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...
7 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...
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
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From Anya, Joel and Frida
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
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Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
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American polarisation: part 2
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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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...
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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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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Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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