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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
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100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
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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...
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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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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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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What Was Négritude?
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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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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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Blindspots and Biographies
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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The international system, that is.
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Wrong Side of...
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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What makes a good friend?
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'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
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It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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The Secret Life of Latin
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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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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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
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a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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When Was the First Crusade?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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