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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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9 Artists Who Defined Art Nouveau
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Flashbak
Lightning Strikes: William Jennings’ Early Photographs of Elusive Electricity
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of...
2 days ago
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of his adopted city of Philadelphia and the aeronautical industry, and photographs of lightning. Setting out to prove “lightning bolts were not of the zig-zag form pictured by artists”,...
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
What Is Panpsychism?
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Leeds Kids the 1970s
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the...
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Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the picture below of kids ‘tobogganing’ down a dry, rocky slope in the northern English city of Leeds in the 1970s “The Cresta Run”. It is not the original Cresta Run, which is a...
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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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
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
a month ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Blues?
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10 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
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
2 weeks ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
5 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
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