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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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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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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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A Few Spots Left
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Going to Pieces Slowly...
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Classical Wisdom
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
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We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Artemisia of Caria
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Art of the Etruscans
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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