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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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The Death of Clive of India
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government in central Africa.
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Should we pay attention to them?
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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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
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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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
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
What is Pantheism in Art?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
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“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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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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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
5 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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