TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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9 months ago
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
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...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
12 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
6 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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5 months ago
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.
Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
2 weeks ago
New Event: January 7th, 2025
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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6 months ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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3 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
Patterns in Humanity
2024 in writing
A brief recap of my 2024 posts
11 hours ago
A brief recap of my 2024 posts
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
a month ago
The Art of the Interesting
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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9 months ago
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
2 weeks ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
11 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
10 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
2 months ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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7 months ago
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...
3 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
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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2 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
2 weeks ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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8 months ago
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
a week ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
a month ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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a week ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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3 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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3 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
12 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
11 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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a year ago
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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6 months ago
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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TheCollector
Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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a week ago
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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2 weeks 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,...
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
12 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
2 weeks ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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11 months ago
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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2 months ago
CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
4 days ago
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
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From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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What Was Jim Crow?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
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US President or American Caesar?
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
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The Milky Way and The...
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Weekend Roundup
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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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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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Ancient Greek Art
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
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Constructing Missing Crime Tables
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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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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Psychology & Spirituality: Exploring the Intersection With Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
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“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
2 months ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
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Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
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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...
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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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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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