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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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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.
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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No Way Out
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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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...
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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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
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on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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And how does it reflect on us?
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
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One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
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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...
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Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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a week ago
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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a month ago
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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a year ago
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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a year ago
Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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a month ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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6 days ago
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 months ago
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
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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4 months ago
TheCollector
9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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...
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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a year ago
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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7 months ago
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.
TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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3 months ago
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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7 months ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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11 months ago
TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 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
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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a year ago
TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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a week ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
TheCollector
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
a month ago
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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a year ago
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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a month ago
TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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a year ago
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
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