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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
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Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Summary of changes for January 2023
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Overcoming Bias
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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The Great Experience (1963)
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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US President or American Caesar?
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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History Today Review of the Year
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
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This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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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...
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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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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Res Obscura
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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A History of the United States Senate
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
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government in central Africa.
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
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Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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A Collection of...
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a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
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Aristotle on Friendship
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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