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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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African History...
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February.
Summary Of Changes
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
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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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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Trying to Understand...
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But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
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We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Monsters and Myths
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When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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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...
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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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}.
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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Love And War And Status
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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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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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Should Death Concern Us?
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How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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an African portrait of an African society
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The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
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Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
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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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What Is Theodicy?
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
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A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
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A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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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
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Patterns in Humanity
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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A Collection of...
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
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Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
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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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Summary of changes for June 2023
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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.
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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The Threat of Back to Normal
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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African History...
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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Who Was Julian?
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
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Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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What Is Voguing?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Sex Before Sex Education
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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A Brief History of Chile
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
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Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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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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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Summary of changes for February 2023
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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...
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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