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Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
3 months ago
“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....
African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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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...
5 months ago
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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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...
2 months ago
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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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
9 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
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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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
6 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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7 months ago
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
2 months ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
a week ago
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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