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I like old buildings and new ones. Planning, places, built environment, urbanism, architecture, heritage, and design stuff. Humanist. Scooterist. Set sail in Yorkshire, now washed up in Bristol. Opinions probably someone else’s.
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A Summer Day in Worpswede | Hans am Ende
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A Summer Day in Worpswede | Hans am Ende
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‘The origins of the Stahl house date to May 1954, when CH “Buck” and Carlotta Stahl bought a hilly patch of land in the then undeveloped Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for $13,500.’
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‘An idealized version of LA’: fabled mid-century Stahl house on sale for first time
Home perched in Hollywood Hills, constructed for $37,500 and made famous by Julius Shulman photo, listed for $25m
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November 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
‘The origins of the Stahl house date to May 1954, when CH “Buck” and Carlotta Stahl bought a hilly patch of land in the then undeveloped Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for $13,500.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
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or:
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Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “D…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Hyman Rosner was born #otd in Philadelphia, 1903. He dropped out of high school at 16 and became a sailor. He was also a semi professional handball player, earning money in local matches. He was an organizer with the NMU and the CPUSA. He sailed for Spain on January 6, 1937.
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hyman Rosner was born #otd in Philadelphia, 1903. He dropped out of high school at 16 and became a sailor. He was also a semi professional handball player, earning money in local matches. He was an organizer with the NMU and the CPUSA. He sailed for Spain on January 6, 1937.
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200 Ansel Adams Photographs Expose the Rigors of Life in Japanese Internment Camps During WW II
200 Ansel Adams Photographs Expose the Rigors of Life in Japanese Internment Camps During WW II
Images courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Actor George Takei was once best known as Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
200 Ansel Adams Photographs Expose the Rigors of Life in Japanese Internment Camps During WW II
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#OtD 23 Nov 1890 revolutionary constructivist Jewish artist El Lissitzky was born in Pochinok, Russia. During the 1917 revolution he helped design propaganda posters for the revolutionaries. We have reproduced some of his work, available here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 AM
#OtD 23 Nov 1890 revolutionary constructivist Jewish artist El Lissitzky was born in Pochinok, Russia. During the 1917 revolution he helped design propaganda posters for the revolutionaries. We have reproduced some of his work, available here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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Honor Appleton captured childhood innocence without sentimentality. 'The Boy Lay Upon the Hillside,' (1917) shows her subtle watercolour technique to a tee. She illustrated over 150 books, including the Josephine series, helping shape early 20thC children’s illustration.
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Honor Appleton captured childhood innocence without sentimentality. 'The Boy Lay Upon the Hillside,' (1917) shows her subtle watercolour technique to a tee. She illustrated over 150 books, including the Josephine series, helping shape early 20thC children’s illustration.
Council shares update on Birnbeck Pier restoration project | Weston Mercury share.google/YT2VLcmUpqw5...
North Somerset Council shares update on Birnbeck Pier restoration
North Somerset Council has hailed “strong progress” in the ongoing restoration of Birnbeck Pier.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Council shares update on Birnbeck Pier restoration project | Weston Mercury share.google/YT2VLcmUpqw5...
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How the BIC Cristal Ballpoint Pen Became the Most Successful Product in History
How the BIC Cristal Ballpoint Pen Became the Most Successful Product in History
If you want to see a tour de force of modern technology and design, there's no need to visit a Silicon Valley showroom.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
How the BIC Cristal Ballpoint Pen Became the Most Successful Product in History
What is thst smell? "Externally, the building is in dialogue with Harlem and its rich artistic and cultural landscape; the surrounding masonry architecture is reflected in the museum's porous sculptural facade of precast concrete and glass," said the team. www.dezeen.com/2025/11/10/s...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
What is thst smell? "Externally, the building is in dialogue with Harlem and its rich artistic and cultural landscape; the surrounding masonry architecture is reflected in the museum's porous sculptural facade of precast concrete and glass," said the team. www.dezeen.com/2025/11/10/s...
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The sacrifices I make...
I watched episode one of the new Robin Hood series.
You can read my review here;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/15/t...
or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/tv-review-...
A few highlights in this short thread.
I watched episode one of the new Robin Hood series.
You can read my review here;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/15/t...
or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/tv-review-...
A few highlights in this short thread.
TV review: ‘Robin Hood’, episode 1 (2025)
Before you start, yes, I know, the story of Robin Hood is mostly a myth, a legend, so those who tell that story get a bit more freedom, yes.But the writers, set designer & director all have cho…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The sacrifices I make...
I watched episode one of the new Robin Hood series.
You can read my review here;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/15/t...
or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/tv-review-...
A few highlights in this short thread.
I watched episode one of the new Robin Hood series.
You can read my review here;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/15/t...
or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/tv-review-...
A few highlights in this short thread.
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Konstanza Vase by Dümler & Breiden, West Germany (1970) #Earthenware
November 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Konstanza Vase by Dümler & Breiden, West Germany (1970) #Earthenware
The Walter Gropius House launches a competition for a new public toilet | Wallpaper* share.google/lmxhKbDi3QFo...
The Walter Gropius House needs a new toilet – and it wants the public to help
Because having a porta potty adjacent to a Bauhaus icon is utter crap...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The Walter Gropius House launches a competition for a new public toilet | Wallpaper* share.google/lmxhKbDi3QFo...
