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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
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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.
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Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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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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Hundred Rabbits
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Dreams of Space -...
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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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...
6 months ago
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
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And what happens when we don’t?
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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