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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
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a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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But some things are more connected than others.
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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What Was the Chaco War?
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Classical Wisdom
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Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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The Philosopher God?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
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We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
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TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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...
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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Fate and Free Will
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Classical Wisdom
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***Only 15 Seats Left
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a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
Classical Wisdom
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Secrets of the Scythians
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
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Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
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But is there anything there?
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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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.
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
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100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
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2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
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100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
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First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
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Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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The life of Maynard K.
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
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Blindspots and Biographies
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Blindspots and Biographies
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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