TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
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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.
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
a month ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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2 months ago
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
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
6 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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TheCollector
Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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11 months ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
TheCollector
The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
2 weeks ago
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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3 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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6 months ago
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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8 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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a year ago
TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Capoeira?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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7 months ago
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
a week ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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a year ago
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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2 months ago
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
Who Was Averroes?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
a month ago
TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
Flashbak
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...
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Will to Power?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
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
What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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3 days ago
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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11 months ago
TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 months ago
TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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11 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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a year ago
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 days ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a week ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
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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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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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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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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
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“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
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This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Death of the King of Siam
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
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We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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