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Clement V Burning Templars

Better Know A Pope: Clement V

Tired of letting the Italians have all the fun, Pope Clement V ushered in an era of French papal corruption.

By Richard Stockton Jul 2, 2015

Better Know A Pope: Clement V

Tired of letting the Italians have all the fun, Pope Clement V ushered in an era of French papal corruption.

By Richard Stockton July 2, 2015
Bear Portrait Piercing Eyes
Bear Portrait Piercing Eyes

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXVIII

The First Color Photographs Of The United States On some subconscious level, most of us imagine that the world before, say, 1920 existed in black and white. And why not? That’s what the photographic record of the era would have us believe. But as far back as 1889–14 years before...

By John Kuroski Jun 26, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXVIII

The First Color Photographs Of The United States On some subconscious level, most of us imagine that the world before, say, 1920 existed in black and white. And why not? That’s what the photographic record of the era would have us believe. But as far back as 1889–14 years before...

By John Kuroski June 26, 2015
anne frank scrapbook smiling
anne frank scrapbook smiling

Anne Frank Would Have Been 86 This Month. Celebrate Her Life With These Photos.

Anne Frank's life ended at a concentration camp in March 1945, just a few weeks short of its liberation. Look back on her life and legacy through photos.

By Erin Kelly Jun 20, 2015

Anne Frank Would Have Been 86 This Month. Celebrate Her Life With These Photos.

Anne Frank's life ended at a concentration camp in March 1945, just a few weeks short of its liberation. Look back on her life and legacy through photos.

By Erin Kelly June 20, 2015
Jose Pasada Calaveras
Jose Pasada Calaveras

What José Guadalupe Posada’s Skeleton Cartoons Teach Us About Life

In José Guadalupe Posada's world, we must start by affirming one truth: we will all one day be skeletons. Life becomes a lot simpler once we accept that.

By John Schellhase Jun 14, 2015

What José Guadalupe Posada’s Skeleton Cartoons Teach Us About Life

In José Guadalupe Posada's world, we must start by affirming one truth: we will all one day be skeletons. Life becomes a lot simpler once we accept that.

By John Schellhase June 14, 2015
Failed Doomsday Predictions End Man
Failed Doomsday Predictions End Man

The End Was Nigh: Failed Doomsday Prophecies Throughout Time

The world has been about to end for a long time. In fact, if there’s a single philosophical idea that runs like a connecting thread through thousands of years of history, it’s that we definitely don’t have thousands of years left to live. People have been predicting the end of...

By Richard Stockton Jun 6, 2015

The End Was Nigh: Failed Doomsday Prophecies Throughout Time

The world has been about to end for a long time. In fact, if there’s a single philosophical idea that runs like a connecting thread through thousands of years of history, it’s that we definitely don’t have thousands of years left to live. People have been predicting the end of...

By Richard Stockton June 6, 2015
Haight-Ashbury Featured
Haight-Ashbury Featured

Before Techies, There Were Hippies: Haight-Ashbury In 1967

As American air raids wreaked havoc on Vietnamese soil in 1967, in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood it was the Summer of Love. A series of natural and political events would transpire before Haight-Ashbury would become the epicenter of the “Free Love” mentality. It was one of the only areas spared...

By Erin Kelly Jun 5, 2015

Before Techies, There Were Hippies: Haight-Ashbury In 1967

As American air raids wreaked havoc on Vietnamese soil in 1967, in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood it was the Summer of Love. A series of natural and political events would transpire before Haight-Ashbury would become the epicenter of the “Free Love” mentality. It was one of the only areas spared...

By Erin Kelly June 5, 2015
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