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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Winged Victory
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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What Makes a Hero a HERO?
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Both in the ancient world... and today?
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
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You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
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This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
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Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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