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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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I talked to Terry Gross!
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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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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
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This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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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.
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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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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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
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A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
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So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Into the Waste Land
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
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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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Hundred Rabbits
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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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 Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Patterns in Humanity
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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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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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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African History...
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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4 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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11 months ago
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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a year ago
TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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a year ago
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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6 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
a month ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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a year ago
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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3 months ago
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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10 months ago
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
a month ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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a year ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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5 months ago
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
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.”
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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9 hours ago
TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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6 months ago
Flashbak
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....
6 days ago
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
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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a month ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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8 months ago
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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4 months ago
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
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Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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3 months ago
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