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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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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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Going to Pieces Slowly...
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TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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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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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Spartan Training
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Does Free Will Exist?
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The Immortals
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...and the feared Persian Army
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One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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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...
a year ago
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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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
Hundred Rabbits
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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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Wrong Side of...
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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...
7 months ago
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Dreams of Space -...
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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In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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Classical Wisdom
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
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TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
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A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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The Many Roads to Rome
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
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j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Flashbak
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...
2 weeks ago
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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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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How French Was Medieval England?
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Who Was George Eliot?
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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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...
a month ago
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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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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TheCollector
Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
a week ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a week ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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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
7 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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