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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over 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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Flashbak
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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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
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a year ago
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
4 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
What Is the Will to Power?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
a year ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
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When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
3 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Sappho
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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A Collection of...
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Why Should We Care About Children?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Julius Caesar
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Origins of Latin Literature
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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