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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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How the South Became Republican
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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So who does?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
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On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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What Government Governs Best?
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
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2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
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a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
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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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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Events Schedule
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
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Oekaki, optimized and...
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Aristotle's Poetics
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
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 chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Flashbak
Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
a month ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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What Is Capoeira?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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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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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
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Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
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Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
Hundred Rabbits
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
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Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Trying to Understand...
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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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?
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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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"...
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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".
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When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
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Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
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Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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