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Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions) Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter? undefined
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign? undefined
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire? How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire? j.hoare Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work? The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know undefined
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System undefined
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What Are Conlangs? undefined
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts undefined
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US? undefined
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What Was Operation Downfall? undefined
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex undefined
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953) A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC ‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions? undefined
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs undefined
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The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets... For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
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For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs? undefined
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings undefined
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens undefined
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa undefined
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898) a revolution with a contested legacy.
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review ‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review JamesHoare Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers? undefined
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics Wars and ideology simplified
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained undefined
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The Two Trojan Wars Secret Origins
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder undefined
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won undefined
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 JamesHoare Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Cosmodrome (1987) Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome.  Admittedly it is...
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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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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida undefined
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922 “A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens     In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life undefined
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art undefined
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name? undefined
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai undefined
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants.     Via University...
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Man-Made Moons (1960) Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954) Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History undefined
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Rome's Worst General? And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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What Makes the City of London Unique? undefined
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy undefined
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What Was the Salon des Refusés? undefined
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists undefined
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries undefined
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others undefined
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield undefined
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art undefined
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion undefined
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine? undefined
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Summary of changes for September Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel JamesHoare Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis undefined
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Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ? Another of my essays in French.
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The Vienna Secession is Founded The Vienna Secession is Founded JamesHoare Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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One Of My Essays In Dutch. I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor undefined
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations undefined
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes undefined
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine... “It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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The Cyclops A Misunderstood Monster?
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day? undefined
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy undefined
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites? undefined
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[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London undefined
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S. undefined
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts undefined
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom. Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism undefined
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520. During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met undefined
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country? undefined
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece undefined
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Summary of changes for April Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire undefined
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76 undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent undefined
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian undefined
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon undefined
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People undefined
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969 Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India undefined
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion undefined
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Summary of changes for October Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal. Left, added a...
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Why the Organ Split the Church Why the Organ Split the Church JamesHoare Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin? undefined
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln undefined
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England undefined
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach undefined
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Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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an island to oneself Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes. Many of the...
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents undefined
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Summary of changes for November 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November. Summary Of Changes Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio! Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919 “Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition undefined
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins undefined
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series undefined
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic undefined
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History undefined
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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,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings? undefined
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola? undefined
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula? undefined
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Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie (A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded undefined
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond. uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own undefined
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt) undefined
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars. an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review ‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review JamesHoare Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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Columbine 25 Years On Columbine 25 Years On JamesHoare Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful Three theories
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979 When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World? undefined
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered” undefined
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles undefined
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants undefined
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings undefined
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work? undefined
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes undefined
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art undefined
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC undefined
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Summary of changes for April 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux? undefined
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know undefined
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting undefined
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace? undefined
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars undefined
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You And Whose Army? NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places undefined
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How Did Romania Become a Country? undefined
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes undefined
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification? undefined
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science? undefined
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M. undefined
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations undefined
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome undefined
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame? undefined
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Weekend Roundup Aristotle on Friendship
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No More Heroes. Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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How Does the Electoral College Work? undefined
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW) In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in  shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus? undefined
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know undefined
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop undefined
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds undefined
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum undefined
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About undefined
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What Did the Beat Generation Want? undefined
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia? undefined
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II undefined
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not” undefined
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee undefined
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction undefined
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History undefined
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England undefined
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts undefined
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities undefined
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism? undefined
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The Story of the Cow The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
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The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland undefined
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II undefined
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic undefined
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