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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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Summary of changes for August 2023
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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First, do lots of harm.
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Open Culture
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
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Classical Wisdom
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History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Res Obscura
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TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Global Inequality...
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Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
Global Inequality...
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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You And Whose Army?
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TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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And some odds and ends.
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TheCollector
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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A Collection of...
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African History...
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*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
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Flashbak
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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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.
Summary Of Changes
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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This Changes Everything!
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Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Games Nations Play.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
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