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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
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Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Typhoons and mold
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Why controlling for variables is insufficient
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
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Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
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Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Summary of changes for April
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Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
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African History...
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
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Games Nations Play.
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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The Story of the Cow
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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What's Left ... And What's Left?
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Banned Book Week Begins...
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Banned Book Week Begins...
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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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
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
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American polarisation: part 2
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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an island in the maelstrom
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
2 weeks ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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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
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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What Is Capoeira?
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A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
4 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
2 months ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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What Is the Didache?
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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Trying to Understand...
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a year ago
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
7 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
2 months ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
a month ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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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...
5 months ago
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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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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