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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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War in Dreamland
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Secrets of the Scythians
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
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Understanding political violence.
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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”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...
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Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
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This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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What is Plagiarism?
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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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,”...
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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....
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And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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Hades
The God of the Dead
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
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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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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Does Free Will Exist?
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
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Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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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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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
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Should we pay attention to them?
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Death of the King of Siam
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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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...
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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A Week Off And A New Language
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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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...
3 months ago
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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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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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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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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a year ago
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
TheCollector
What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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TheCollector
Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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6 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.
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
2 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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3 months ago
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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4 months ago
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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8 months ago
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
6 Must-See English Castles
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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a month ago
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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a year ago
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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a year ago
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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TheCollector
Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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6 months ago
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
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
7 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
What Is the Ides of March?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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a year ago
TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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a year ago
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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2 months ago
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
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
9 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 months ago
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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a year ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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.
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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7 months ago
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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6 days ago
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
a month ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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12 months ago
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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7 months ago
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