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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
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Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
2 months ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
5 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
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JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
7 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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What Is Solipsism?
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Flashbak
Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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...
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
11 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
a month ago
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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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
a week ago
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