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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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I talked to Terry Gross!
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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How Iran Won the West
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
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'If we can't...
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Patterns in Humanity
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
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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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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Does Free Will Exist?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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The Two Trojan Wars
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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We can't get there from here, anymore.
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
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A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
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rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Religion in the Olympics
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The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
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On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Blindspots and Biographies
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Summary of changes for July
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
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Do people actually disagree that much?
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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9 months ago
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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