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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Dreams of Space -...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
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This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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Continues the Hiatus, 2024
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2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Secrets of the Sibyls
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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Why did clothing become boring?
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Why I love etymologies
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
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So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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A Week Off And A New Language
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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The Newer World Order.
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
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New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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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...
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
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...
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
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Again. In a manner of speaking.
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
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Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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8 months ago
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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11 months ago
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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a month ago
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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11 months ago
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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11 months ago
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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2 months ago
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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9 months ago
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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7 months ago
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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10 months ago
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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2 weeks ago
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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12 months ago
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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
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
2 months ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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11 months ago
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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6 months ago
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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9 months ago
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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a year ago
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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2 months ago
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
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The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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5 days ago
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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11 months ago
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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6 months ago
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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9 months ago
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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a year ago
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Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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9 months ago
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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3 weeks ago
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
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The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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a year ago
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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6 months ago
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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a month ago
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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3 months ago
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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a year ago
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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4 months ago
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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a year ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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a month ago
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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5 months ago
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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5 months ago
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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3 months ago
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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10 months ago
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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a year ago
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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3 months ago
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a year ago
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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a year ago
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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12 months ago
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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2 weeks ago
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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11 months ago
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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8 months ago
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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a year ago
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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11 months ago
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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a year ago
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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9 months ago
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
11 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
9 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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a year ago
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What Is the Ides of March?
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9 months ago
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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a year ago
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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a year ago
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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2 months ago
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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3 months ago
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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2 months ago
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Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
5 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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4 months ago
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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8 months ago
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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a year ago
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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2 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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4 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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a year ago
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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...
6 months ago
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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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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4 months ago
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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11 months ago
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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a year ago
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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10 months ago
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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7 months ago
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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a year ago
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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9 months ago
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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9 months ago
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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2 months ago
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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2 months ago
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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11 months ago
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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3 months ago
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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10 months ago
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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10 months ago
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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10 months ago
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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5 months ago
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