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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
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And does it need to be true to be important?
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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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...
a year ago
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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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
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And fiddling won't fix it.
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
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Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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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 Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Part One, anyway. More next week.
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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