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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Dreams of Space -...
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
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“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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Do people actually disagree that much?
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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The Ancient Ozempic
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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St. Nick and Saturnalia
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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