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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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What Is Solipsism?
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Hundred Rabbits
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
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Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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African History...
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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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Dr Alun Withey
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
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100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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A Collection of...
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Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
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a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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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...
a year ago
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
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Why the liberal project will fail
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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What Is Populism?
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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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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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Hundred Rabbits
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...
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 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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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
2 months ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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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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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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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...
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 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...
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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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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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
6 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
a month ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
a month ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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