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How Leonardo da Vinci Painted The Last Supper: A Deep Dive Into a Masterpiece
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When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work. Not that he’d been idle: in that same era, while working for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, he “developed, organized, and directed productions for festival pageants, triumphal...
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Summary of changes for February 2024
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
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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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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
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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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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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How to Save Democracy
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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What Is the Ides of March?
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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What Was Dante’s Political Philosophy?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
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There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
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Both in the ancient world... and today?
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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What makes a good friend?
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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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...
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
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Three years late, but historians are always late
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
a week ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Art of the Etruscans
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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The Essential Greeks
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
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As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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African History...
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
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a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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What Is an Antipope?
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
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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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
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It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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