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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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A Brief History of Chile
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
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a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Gladiator Combat
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
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This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
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Ancient Anxiety
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
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Welcoming the stranger
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
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The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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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.
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Unlike For Like.
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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The Nature of Love
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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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...
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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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
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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The Many Roads to Rome
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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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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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
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“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
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I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
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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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
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The most interesting things I read in 2023
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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The Mother of Rome
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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