TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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‘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
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
a month ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
9 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
a month ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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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
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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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
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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TheCollector
What Is First Thessalonians About?
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TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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TheCollector
5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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...
11 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
4 days ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Flashbak
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...
a week ago
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,...
TheCollector
Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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TheCollector
6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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TheCollector
Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
2 days ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
10 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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A History of the United States Senate
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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What Is the Didache?
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
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In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
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We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Sex Before Sex Education
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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A Brief History of Chile
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Overcoming Bias
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Ancient Olympics
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
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They didn't know. But they know now.
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Summary of changes for December
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Changing Seasons
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
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Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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