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Probably a stupid question but, how come in our current time we can make "Hyper realistic" drawings and paintings but there's none(to my knowledge) from the past?
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Is it true that a member of parliament named Thomas Massey-Massey wanted to change the name of Christmas to Christ-tide, because of disdain for Catholic mass, and was completely destroyed by another parliament member who suggested that he be called Thotide Tidey-Tidey?
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AMA: I'm Lydia Moland, author of "Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life," the story of a fierce abolitionist who both dedicated her life to ending slavery and wrote "Over the River and Through the Wood." The book will be out in November. Ask me anything!
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I don't have a clear picture of what slavery in Europe was like during the era previous to abolition. Does the UK, for example, have anything similar to the lore that we have in the US?
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How has the image of Death (the grim reaper) changed over time? When and why did he come to be represented with a dark hood and scythe? (X-Post Art History)
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