Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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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...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Beyond Stoicism
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New Event: January 7th, 2025
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
a month ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
7 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
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6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
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For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
3 weeks ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
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Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
9 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
2 months ago
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
11 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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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.
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Does Karma Exist?
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Does what goes around come around?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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What is the Soul?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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BRICS and how international institutions work.
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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