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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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How French Was Medieval England?
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How French Was Medieval England?
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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Trying to Understand...
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
weird medieval guys
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Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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Sophocles' Swansong
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
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One I bought fifty years ago.
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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Typhoons and mold
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For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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Getting our events straight...
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Getting our events straight...
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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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...
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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...
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Forgotten Gods
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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TheCollector
Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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