TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
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over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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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
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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...
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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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
Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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5 months ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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a year 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
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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TheCollector
What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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11 months ago
Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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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
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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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...
TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Who Was Tertullian?
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Wrong Side of...
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
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This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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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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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
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And how does it reflect on us?
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
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Do people actually disagree that much?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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