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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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The three German fears
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a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
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For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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NATO's Phantom Armies.
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Why are MYTHS Important?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Empress Theodora
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
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a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
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6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Res Obscura
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a year ago
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
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over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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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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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
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The Ancient Novel
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
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a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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The Lives of Exiles
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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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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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
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Journal of African cities chapter 8
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