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Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
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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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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
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over a year ago
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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Blast Off (1973)
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This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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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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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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The Past Is Another Country.
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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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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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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A Strange Defeat.
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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Let's Be Enemies
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a year ago
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Monsters and Myths
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Plutarch and Pleasure
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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Ovid's Dating Advice
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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A Collection of...
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a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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Monsters of Mythology
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Summary of changes for January 2023
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
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over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
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Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Part One, anyway. More next week.
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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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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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
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You don't need to know that.
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
a month ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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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 ...
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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