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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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The (history of) spice must flow
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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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...
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Reality Would Like A Word.
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Out Of Control.
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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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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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
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Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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American polarisation
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Summary of changes for June 2023
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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The Art of the Interesting
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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Free Will Vs Determinism
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Banned Book Week Begins...
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
CrimethInc.
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
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3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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TheCollector
German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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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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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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