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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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The demonstrators are responding to the...
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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Dreams of Space -...
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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3 months ago
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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6 months ago
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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...
2 months ago
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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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
3 weeks ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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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?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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2 months ago
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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.
a month ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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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...
a month ago
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...
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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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
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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a year ago
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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