TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
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The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Another Of My Essays in French
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TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Res Obscura
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An experiment with historical simulation
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
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For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
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The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Is Absolute Idealism According to Hegel?
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Hundred Rabbits
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
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What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians?
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Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Sites in San Diego
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Lightning Strikes: William Jennings’ Early Photographs of Elusive Electricity
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of...
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
11 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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Hades
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A Brief History of Chile
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
6 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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a year ago
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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2 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
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TheCollector
The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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TheCollector
How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
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9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
Flashbak
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...
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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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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
8 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
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Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
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Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
2 months ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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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...
TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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TheCollector
Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
3 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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11 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
2 weeks ago
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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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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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
11 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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10 months ago
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‘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
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
3 days ago
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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5 months ago
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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12 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
5 days ago
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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TheCollector
What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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Flashbak
Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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