TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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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
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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TheCollector
10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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a year ago
TheCollector
Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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3 days ago
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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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?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Hundred Rabbits
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...
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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What Is Theodicy?
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Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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a year ago
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
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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...
3 weeks ago
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
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
a year ago
Flashbak
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...
8 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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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...
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
8 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 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
TheCollector
Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Street Shots of New York City in 1978
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“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York 1978’, British photographer George Wright shows us the city. Having trained as a graphic design at London’s Wimbledon School of Art in the early 1970s, Wright took a class taught...
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Overcoming Bias
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
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Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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What Is Nestorianism?
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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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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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Hey everyone!
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100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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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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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
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There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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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...
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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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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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