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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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What Culture Can You Trust? Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to... We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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Socrates' Wayward Student ...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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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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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment JamesHoare Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus? undefined
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art undefined
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Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023 Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War undefined
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ... But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary JamesHoare Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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A Short Service Announcement. From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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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.
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere? undefined
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour Ronald Reagan’s European Tour JamesHoare Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens undefined
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn undefined
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s undefined
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia undefined
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The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed. They didn't know. But they know now.
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know undefined
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Summary of changes for March Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care. Wunderland Rabbits,...
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion undefined
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Should poor countries remain poor? Stock vs flow approach.
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The Search for the Historical Buddha The Search for the Historical Buddha j.hoare Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible undefined
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China? undefined
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings undefined
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation? undefined
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know undefined
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Summary of changes for June 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954) So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
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So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US undefined
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza undefined
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know undefined
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954) Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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5 Ukrainian Virtual Museums to Visit From the Comfort of Your Home undefined
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet? undefined
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry? undefined
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion? Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion? JamesHoare Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry? undefined
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Hail Jeffrey Wernick I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
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I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million undefined
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You undefined
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks? undefined
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What Is Solipsism? undefined
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights JamesHoare Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be? undefined
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know undefined
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays undefined
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant undefined
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’ The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place  “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About undefined
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties? undefined
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won? The Silence of the Elephants
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta undefined
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre undefined
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The Indian-American century On the Anglo-Indo-sphere
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics undefined
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms JamesHoare Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend? undefined
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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The (history of) spice must flow Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture undefined
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Arguing with the Dead Arguing with the Dead JamesHoare Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots “I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America.   In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years undefined
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World? undefined
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna? undefined
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located? undefined
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick? undefined
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Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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Did Jesus Live in India? undefined
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks undefined
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Love And War And Status “All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy. historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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American polarisation The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence undefined
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars JamesHoare Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism? undefined
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The life of Maynard K. A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass undefined
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region) undefined
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review ‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review JamesHoare Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders undefined
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls? undefined
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One Of My Essays In Dutch. I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves? undefined
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting? undefined
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists undefined
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History undefined
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions undefined
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13 English Words with Greek Origins undefined
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know undefined
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect undefined
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Hombres Del Espacio (1960) So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
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So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country? undefined
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum undefined
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It's All About Them. But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca? 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...
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects? undefined
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel? undefined
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War? undefined
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics? undefined
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The Two Big Games Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
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Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye undefined
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War undefined
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy) undefined
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud? undefined
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Summary of changes for October 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version. Wunderland...
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise” undefined
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London undefined
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy” undefined
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making? undefined
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature undefined
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Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910 Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice undefined
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey? undefined
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How the CCP is Closing China How the CCP is Closing China JamesHoare Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live? Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Join me on Notes "On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists undefined
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!” undefined
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained undefined
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter? undefined
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas undefined
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M undefined
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test? undefined
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On general futility of political discussions with people Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent? undefined
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh? undefined
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career undefined
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople? undefined
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II? undefined
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common? undefined
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts? undefined
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order undefined
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5 Female Heroes of World War II undefined
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record One I bought fifty years ago.
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III undefined
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca undefined
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What Is Second Thessalonians About? undefined
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano undefined
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show undefined
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations undefined
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible undefined
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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Bringing It All Back Home If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques? undefined
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition undefined
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids? undefined
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The Great Flood ...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953) A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge? undefined
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit undefined
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence undefined
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know undefined
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II undefined
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections undefined
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa undefined
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review ‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review JamesHoare Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts? undefined
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Who Were the Samaritans? undefined
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters undefined
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years. For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...