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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
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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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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Dr Alun Withey
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
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http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Patterns in Humanity
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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The KGB After Stalin
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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A Collection of...
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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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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African History...
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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...
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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What Is the Will to Power?
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
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History Today Feed
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Dreams of Space -...
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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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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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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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
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This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
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What's it going to be, then?
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Beyond Stoicism
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New Event: January 7th, 2025
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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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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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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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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
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An experiment with historical simulation
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
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Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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African History...
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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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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