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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
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If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
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This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
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France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
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an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
a week ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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12 months ago
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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a year ago
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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7 months ago
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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6 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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a year ago
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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7 months ago
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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7 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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11 months ago
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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a year ago
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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a year ago
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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a month ago
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
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...
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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a week ago
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year ago
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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a year ago
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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4 days ago
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
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...
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
a week ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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a year ago
TheCollector
Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
a week ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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3 months ago
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