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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Summary of changes for October
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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The Great Flood
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Working offgrid efficiently
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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The Power Of Absent Things.
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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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 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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The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
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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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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Global Inequality...
The third framing
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Global Inequality...
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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War Is Complicated.
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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11 months ago
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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3 months ago
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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12 months ago
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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6 months ago
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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4 months ago
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What Is Populism?
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3 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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8 months ago
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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a year ago
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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2 months ago
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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8 months ago
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
3 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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2 months ago
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 months ago
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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5 months ago
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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5 months ago
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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7 months ago
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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7 months ago
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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a year ago
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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8 months ago
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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4 months ago
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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10 months ago
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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9 months ago
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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a month ago
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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2 months ago
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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3 weeks ago
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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2 months ago
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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a year ago
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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11 months ago
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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2 months ago
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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3 weeks ago
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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a year ago
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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7 months ago
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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a week ago
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
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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4 months ago
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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5 months ago
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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a year ago
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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a month ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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6 months ago
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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11 months ago
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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9 months ago
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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2 months ago
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
3 weeks ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
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?
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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a year ago
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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2 months ago
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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,...
5 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...
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...