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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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Can Any Good Come From War?
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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What Was Négritude?
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Flashbak
Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Summary of changes for February 2023
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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7 months ago
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Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
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...
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
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
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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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
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
a month ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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A History of the United States Senate
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
Dreams of Space -...
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...
a year ago
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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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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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...
3 months ago
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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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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