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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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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...
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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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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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6 Must-See English Castles
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
3 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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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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What Is Philippians About?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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5 Ukrainian Virtual Museums to Visit From the Comfort of Your Home
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Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
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How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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Happy Holidays
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a year ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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The most interesting things I read in 2023
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Death of the King of Siam
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So They Want Negotiations, Now.
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a year ago
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Freddie Mercury & David Bowie’s Isolated Vocals for Queen’s “Under Pressure” (1981)
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What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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5 Great Books About Aboriginal History You Should Read
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
9 months ago
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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7 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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What Was the First Written Language?
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6 Facts About Ilya Repin You Should Know
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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9 months ago
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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What Is the Will to Power?
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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.
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GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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9 months ago
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Summary of changes for August 2023
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
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A Trip To Butlin’s In 1982
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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‘The Worlds of Victor Sassoon’ by Rosemary Wakeman review
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
8 months ago
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians?
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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The Crazy Cult of Indian Guru Osho Bhagwan & His Mixed Legacy
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
8 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
6 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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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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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
3 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
2 months ago
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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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
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Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
11 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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What Are Conlangs?
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Lightning Strikes: William Jennings’ Early Photographs of Elusive Electricity
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of...
2 weeks ago
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of his adopted city of Philadelphia and the aeronautical industry, and photographs of lightning. Setting out to prove “lightning bolts were not of the zig-zag form pictured by artists”,...
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
7 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Psychology & Spirituality: Exploring the Intersection With Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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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
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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9 months ago
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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8 months ago
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Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
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How can we train Resilience?
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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11 months ago
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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7 months ago
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The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
2 months ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
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