TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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TheCollector
When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
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On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
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TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
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a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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The Sword Is Mightier...
...than the pen. In Ukraine anyway.
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...than the pen. In Ukraine anyway.
TheCollector
Andrew of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Death, Legacy
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
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...
a year 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...
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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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
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History and Myth
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Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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...
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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Open Culture
Watch 950 Weather Reports Presented by David Lynch, Straight from His Los Angeles Home
Los Angeles is hardly a city known for its varied weather, but if one lives there long enough, one...
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Los Angeles is hardly a city known for its varied weather, but if one lives there long enough, one does become highly attuned to its many subtleties. (Granted, some of the local phenomena involved, like the notorious Santa Ana winds, can produce far-from-subtle effects.) The late...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Overcoming Bias
Toward More Direct Signals
As I’ve attributed a large fraction of human behaviors to signaling incentives, I feel I should...
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As I’ve attributed a large fraction of human behaviors to signaling incentives, I feel I should address a key signaling question, about which I was recently reminded.
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Who Won the Battle of Chattanooga?
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
9 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
What Is the Will to Power?
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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Open Culture
Coursera Offers $200 Off of Coursera Plus (Until January 27), Giving You Unlimited Access to Courses...
A new deal to start a new year: Coursera is offering a $200 discount on its annual subscription plan...
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A new deal to start a new year: Coursera is offering a $200 discount on its annual subscription plan called “Coursera Plus.” Normally priced at $399, Coursera Plus (now available for $199) gives you access to 90% of Coursera’s courses, Guided Projects, Specializations, and...
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
Wrong Side of...
Britain is institutionally 'anti-racist'
The road from Macpherson to Rotherham
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The road from Macpherson to Rotherham
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
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The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
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“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
6 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
3 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Philosopher Kings
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
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51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
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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...
Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
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If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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The Colosseum’s Inaugural Games: 100 Days of Spectacles
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
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The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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The Modern World Is Boring.
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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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 and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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‘Ocean’ and ‘Tracks on the Ocean’ review
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Mon, 01/06/2025 - 11:02
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Should We Glorify Caesar?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Watch Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur, and Witness the Birth of Modern Animation...
“Considering that, in a cartoon, anything can happen that the mind can imagine, the comics have...
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“Considering that, in a cartoon, anything can happen that the mind can imagine, the comics have generally depicted pretty mundane worlds,” writes Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson. “Sure, there have been talking animals, a few spaceships and whatnot, but the comics have...
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Battle of the Historians
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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9 Artists Who Defined Art Nouveau
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Gods Vs Titans
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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an African portrait of an African society
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
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‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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A Kodachrome Trip To Lord Howe Island in 1961
in 1961, a groud of freinds took a flight to Lord Howe Island, an irregularly crescent-shaped...
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in 1961, a groud of freinds took a flight to Lord Howe Island, an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. Many decades later the album of kodachrome photos they took were...
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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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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Why not Keynes?
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
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I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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