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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
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Do people actually disagree that much?
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The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
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At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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How to Steal From Homer
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Weekend Roundup
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
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Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
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And the Palace where it was found...
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TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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When Was D-Day?
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Unlike For Like.
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BRICS and how international institutions work.
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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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...
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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...
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Who Was Eusebius?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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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....
a year ago
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.
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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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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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
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What's it going to be, then?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
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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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What’s the History of Gin?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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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...
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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. ...
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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...
a year ago
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.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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We are lost in a haunted wood.
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We are lost in a haunted wood.
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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A History of the United States Senate
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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