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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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Summary of changes for August
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Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
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This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Who speaks of the Armenians?
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Summary of changes for February 2023
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
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We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Things Don't Always Get Better.
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And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
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an African portrait of an African society
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Immigration and crime: Sweden
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
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over a year ago
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When The Music's Over ...
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
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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.
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What Was Jim Crow?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
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11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
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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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
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7 months ago
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
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10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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