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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...
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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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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects undefined
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem undefined
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day? undefined
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots “I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America.   In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire undefined
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones undefined
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898) a revolution with a contested legacy.
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain? undefined
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn? undefined
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City undefined
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings undefined
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape' How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know undefined
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day? undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
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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...
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict undefined
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends undefined
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager undefined
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process undefined
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper undefined
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room. And don't say a word about Europe.
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960) Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army... This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview undefined
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain undefined
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t JamesHoare Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars? undefined
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years” undefined
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam undefined
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method? undefined
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Weekend Roundup Plato Vs Aristotle
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About undefined
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II undefined
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk? undefined
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty undefined
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time undefined
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US undefined
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames undefined
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx undefined
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review ‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review JamesHoare Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm Power laws in criminal behavior
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up? undefined
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable? undefined
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era undefined
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France Saves Europe. Again. In a manner of speaking.
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? undefined
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City undefined
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death undefined
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review ‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review JamesHoare Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World? undefined
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens undefined
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder? undefined
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’ undefined
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution undefined
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer? undefined
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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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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal undefined
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas undefined
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients undefined
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free undefined
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas? undefined
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah? undefined
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place? undefined
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why? When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why? JamesHoare Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History undefined
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II? undefined
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre undefined
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima? undefined
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961) Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition undefined
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art undefined
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic JamesHoare Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon? undefined
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices undefined
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet? undefined
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism undefined
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best? undefined
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024 Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
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Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE. The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations undefined
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What Were The Pentagon Papers? undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan undefined
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible undefined
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Weekend Roundup Origins of Stoicism
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate undefined
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy JamesHoare Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon undefined
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States? undefined
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans undefined
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans undefined
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hello fujisan It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control. Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
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Weekend Roundup Plutarch and Pleasure
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said? Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said? JamesHoare Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer undefined
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness? undefined
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Weekend Roundup Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror? What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862) the sucessor of Songhai
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible undefined
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Weekend Roundup Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Io Saturnalia! Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy undefined
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology undefined
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880 Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo? undefined
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital undefined
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi? undefined
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour Ronald Reagan’s European Tour JamesHoare Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961) A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
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A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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Can't Do, Won't Do! But striking poses is fun and easy.
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Weekend Roundup Hera, Queen of the Gods
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare? undefined
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections undefined
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC undefined
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Upcoming Events So you're in the know...
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro undefined
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History as Tragedy? A Different View of Thucydides
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Unlike For Like. BRICS and how international institutions work.
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums undefined
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Weekend Roundup Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market undefined
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas undefined
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive undefined
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Summary of changes for July 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon). 100r.co,...
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper? undefined
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know undefined
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza undefined
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society? undefined
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France’s Long March Against Racism France’s Long March Against Racism j.hoare Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t undefined
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967 “In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club     Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity undefined
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands undefined
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East? undefined
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit? undefined
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 undefined
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903 Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
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Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa JamesHoare Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute undefined
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery undefined
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting undefined
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks undefined
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Ancient Greek Astronomy Ursa Major
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath) undefined
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968) The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia undefined
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review ‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review JamesHoare Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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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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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves? undefined
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry The Powers of Soviet Puppetry JamesHoare Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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...
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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...
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review ‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review JamesHoare Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles undefined
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema undefined
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know undefined
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like? undefined
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How to Steal From Homer Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime undefined
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The Search for the Historical Buddha The Search for the Historical Buddha j.hoare Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen? undefined
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Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water On the limits of empathy
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s “Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw     This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter? undefined
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