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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909 The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist? Does what goes around come around?
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On the Spot: Chris Clark On the Spot: Chris Clark j.hoare Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist undefined
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965) In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon     … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror? What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions? undefined
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Who Was George Hodel? undefined
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The Missile Will Always Get Through. But who is prepared to admit it?
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Weekend Roundup Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids undefined
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths undefined
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale undefined
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed undefined
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo? undefined
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu? undefined
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals undefined
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art undefined
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The Myth of the Minotaur Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History undefined
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity? undefined
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What Is the Gettier Problem? undefined
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965) To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
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To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations. The Moon The Milky Way and The...
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women undefined
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met undefined
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking undefined
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers? undefined
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967 Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon undefined
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative undefined
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature? undefined
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of undefined
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
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This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit? undefined
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The Fall of a Republic Cato and Caesar
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW) These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays? undefined
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914 Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife? undefined
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936 Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens? Liberalism dies in darkness
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages? undefined
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977 Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.”   In...
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.”   In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art undefined
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How the South Became Republican How the South Became Republican JamesHoare Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries undefined
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe? undefined
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks undefined
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963) More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children. New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections? undefined
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Another Of My Essays in French Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague undefined
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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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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections undefined
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman undefined
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An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817 Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections undefined
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The most interesting things I read in 2023 Most of them are not from 2023
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The Pilgrim as a Historian The Pilgrim as a Historian JamesHoare Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II? undefined
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History undefined
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review ‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review j.hoare Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms undefined
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth undefined
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts undefined
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning undefined
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview undefined
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How Did Socrates View Democracy? undefined
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities? undefined
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism undefined
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know undefined
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp undefined
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
African History...
Join me on Notes "On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection undefined
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Aristotle's Poetics The Science of Art
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What Was Kantai Kessen? undefined
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery undefined
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Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps! Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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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...
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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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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years? undefined
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism undefined
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth undefined
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Should We Navel Gaze? Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period. Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit!  A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders undefined
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays undefined
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War undefined
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
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This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were... You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
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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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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated undefined
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact undefined
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector undefined
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know undefined
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works undefined
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Who Was Julian? Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide undefined
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Socrates' Wayward Student ...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening undefined
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know undefined
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Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960) The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Events Listing Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review ‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review JamesHoare Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective undefined
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics? undefined
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
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The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge. At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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Should Drugs be Criminalized? Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76 undefined
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge? undefined
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The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898) a revolution with a contested legacy.
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece undefined
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt undefined
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China undefined
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93 undefined
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692? undefined
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads undefined
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I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry. Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
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As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism? undefined
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus? undefined
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler “Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC    Richard...
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important? undefined
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars A history of the monastic high life
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes undefined
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur? undefined
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Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows? And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time undefined
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence undefined
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques undefined
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes undefined
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time undefined
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A very deep history of Halloween Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much? undefined
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973) As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree.    ...
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars undefined
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024 undefined
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher? undefined
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists? undefined
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle undefined
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008 undefined
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review ‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review j.hoare Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History undefined
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design undefined
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man? undefined
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream? undefined
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius! A Celebration of Virtue
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula? undefined
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza? undefined
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe undefined
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots? undefined
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
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This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History undefined
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court undefined
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah JamesHoare Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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The Essential Greeks ***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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What Does It Take to Become a US President? undefined
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin undefined
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958) A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images. Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.) Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books! Plus... Merch!
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Weekend Roundup The Story of Thebes
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest The Conservative Party Popularity Contest JamesHoare Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line? undefined
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Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Summary of changes for November 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November. Summary Of Changes Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio! Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard   Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh undefined
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Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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Dreams of Space -...
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Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children. From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis   We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here. The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again We...
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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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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold undefined
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs.   Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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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.
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