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France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 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...
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
a month ago
The world that created Caravaggio
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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What’s the History of Gin?
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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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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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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The Electoral College Explained
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Hundred Rabbits
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.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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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!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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.
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
9 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
a week ago
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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A History of the United States Senate
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
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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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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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The KGB After Stalin
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The KGB After Stalin
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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The Many Roads to Rome
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
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Getting our events straight...
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Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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