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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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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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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
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Sparta and… Scotland?
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Why are MYTHS Important?
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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I talked to Terry Gross!
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11 months ago
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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St. Nick and Saturnalia
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Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Summary of changes for February
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over a year ago
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Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
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TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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an island in the maelstrom
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
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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...
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Wrong Side of...
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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A Collection of...
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Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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The politics of physiocracy
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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3 months ago
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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a year ago
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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2 weeks ago
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 months ago
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
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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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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9 months ago
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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a year ago
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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7 months ago
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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5 months ago
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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a year ago
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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3 weeks ago
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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a week ago
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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10 months ago
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
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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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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5 months ago
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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7 months ago
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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2 months ago
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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9 months ago
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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a year ago
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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10 months ago
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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5 months ago
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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...
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
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
a month ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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6 months ago
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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5 months ago
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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11 months ago
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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9 months ago
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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4 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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2 months ago
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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10 months ago
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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8 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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7 months ago
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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12 hours ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
TheCollector
Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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3 months ago
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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a year ago
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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2 weeks ago
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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a year ago
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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4 weeks ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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5 months ago
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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10 months ago
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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a year ago
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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3 months ago
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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2 weeks ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
3 weeks ago
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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8 months ago
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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7 months ago
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
TheCollector
Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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3 weeks ago
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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a year ago
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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10 months ago
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...
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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3 months ago
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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3 months ago
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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3 weeks ago
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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a year ago
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 days ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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10 months ago
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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a month ago
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