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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Secret of the Stoics
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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The Electoral College Explained
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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For those looking to boost their skills or explore new fields without breaking the bank, Class Central has done the heavy lifting. Known as a search engine for online courses, Class Central has compiled what might be the largest collection of free online certificates and badges...
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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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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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Lightning Strikes: William Jennings’ Early Photographs of Elusive Electricity
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Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of his adopted city of Philadelphia and the aeronautical industry, and photographs of lightning. Setting out to prove “lightning bolts were not of the zig-zag form pictured by artists”,...
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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5 Contemporary Artists Inspired by Baroque
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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What Is Solipsism?
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
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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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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Summary of changes for December
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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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
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
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Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Rise of ‘Jamesian’ Ghost Stories: Who Was M.R. James?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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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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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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What Are the Ethical Values of Gen Z?
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Discover This Historic Massachusetts Town Just Beyond Boston’s Reach
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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