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Who Was Susan Sontag? undefined
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London undefined
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
9 months ago
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty undefined
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful Three theories
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2 Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
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Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do) undefined
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites undefined
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Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections undefined
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions? undefined
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Who Was Julian? Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England undefined
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The "New" Ancient City Discovering Kavala...
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What Is Appropriation in Art? undefined
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024 undefined
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage undefined
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses undefined
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor undefined
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation undefined
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud? undefined
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece? undefined
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture? undefined
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art undefined
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes? Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened? undefined
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art undefined
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Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent? It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution? undefined
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky undefined
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
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From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Adelie, released a program to create slideshows. GrimGrains,...
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco? undefined
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan On the Spot: Eugene Rogan JamesHoare Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding undefined
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works undefined
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For? undefined
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know undefined
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni? undefined
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983 In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text? undefined
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}. Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu. Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas undefined
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World undefined
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion undefined
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of undefined
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens “Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954     On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition undefined
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius? undefined
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900. State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant? undefined
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2 Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement undefined
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology undefined
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio? undefined
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays Stoic or Not?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Who Were the Maccabees? undefined
7 months ago
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works undefined
7 months ago
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842 The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s.   “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s.   “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review ‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review j.hoare Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity? undefined
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid? undefined
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen? undefined
a year ago
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work undefined
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work? undefined
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World undefined
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity? undefined
8 months ago
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome undefined
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright undefined
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Summary of changes for November 2023 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 November. Summary Of Changes Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio! Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024 Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
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Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings undefined
7 months ago
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons? undefined
4 months ago
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins undefined
6 months ago
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman undefined
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero? undefined
10 months ago
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy) undefined
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting? undefined
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable? Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable? JamesHoare Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023 Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
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Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire undefined
5 months ago
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution undefined
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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...
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“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 …...
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain undefined
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly undefined
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights undefined
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments? undefined
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know undefined
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare undefined
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament? undefined
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Calling Time on BC and AD Calling Time on BC and AD JamesHoare Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have? undefined
10 months ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817 Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th! Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible undefined
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics? undefined
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome undefined
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The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to... The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism undefined
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes? undefined
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights JamesHoare Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment JamesHoare Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’ undefined
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas? undefined
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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...
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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...
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life undefined
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review ‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review JamesHoare Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961) A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
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A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023 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 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,...
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories) undefined
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor undefined
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914 undefined
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review ‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review JamesHoare Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr? undefined
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919 undefined
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath) undefined
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025) undefined
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin? undefined
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
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I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US? undefined
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On the Spot: Levi Roach On the Spot: Levi Roach JamesHoare Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Featuring Stephen Fry!
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art undefined
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know undefined
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Summary of changes for October Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn). uxn,...
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain So who does?
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What Was the Berlin Conference? undefined
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Flashbak
New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots “I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America.   In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Sex Before Sex Education Sex Before Sex Education JamesHoare Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh? undefined
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter undefined
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6 Must-See English Castles undefined
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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A Strange Defeat. A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya undefined
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico undefined
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review ‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review JamesHoare Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China undefined
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties undefined
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia undefined
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution Britons Caught in the French Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review ‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review JamesHoare Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met undefined
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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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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record One I bought fifty years ago.
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross. One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
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One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
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On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus undefined
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus undefined
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages undefined
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow. For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
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For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Continue Reading
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution Scandals of the Glorious Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically... Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review ‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review JamesHoare Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity? undefined
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions undefined
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact undefined
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore? undefined
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring) Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry undefined
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To undefined
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism? undefined
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism? undefined
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist. It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas undefined
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack undefined
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression) Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. undefined
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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...
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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...
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Wood stove installation It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
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It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks. Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel. I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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The General History of Africa a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo).     Pierrot...
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949 In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
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In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978) A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share.  This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share.  This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980 On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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Brushing for Britain Brushing for Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Johnny's Space Trip (1954) A re-run-- Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
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A re-run-- Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Working offgrid efficiently Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years. For the first 3 years we tested the...
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Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years. For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928) “Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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Looking Into Science (1965) Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
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Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954) Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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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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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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