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Secret of the Stoics
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
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And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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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’
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
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Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
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Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
10 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
8 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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?
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
12 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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When Was the First Crusade?
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
6 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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