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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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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/
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https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Dreams of Space -...
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Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
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American polarisation: part 2
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
2 days ago
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Who Was Averroes?
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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A Brief History of Chile
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