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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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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.”...
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“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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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
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It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Crime in the USA
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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The Julio-Claudians
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
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This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
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We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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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...
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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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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
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TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Petra and Passports
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
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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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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Vengeance or Justice?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Patterns in Humanity
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
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This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Trying to Understand...
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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Should We Be Skeptics?
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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What Are Conlangs?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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