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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
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How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Does Karma Exist?
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Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
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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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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Spartan Training
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Ancient Olympics
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Summary of changes for August 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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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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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Beyond Stoicism
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New Event: January 7th, 2025
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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Patterns in Humanity
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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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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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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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
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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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
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Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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When Was D-Day?
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Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
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But who is prepared to admit it?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
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“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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