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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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The Great Experience (1963)
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Too Much of Not A Lot
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
a month ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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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.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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TheCollector
4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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TheCollector
8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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TheCollector
Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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4 days ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
2 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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11 months ago
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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3 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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TheCollector
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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3 months ago
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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a year ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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8 months ago
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