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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
3 weeks ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
9 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
a month ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Classical Wisdom
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Philosopher Kings
11 months ago
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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
5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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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 an Antipope?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
a year ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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History and Myth
a year ago
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
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a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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A History of the United States Senate
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Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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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
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
6 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
7 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
a year ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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TheCollector
Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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TheCollector
Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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TheCollector
Psychology & Spirituality: Exploring the Intersection With Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology
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History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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a year ago
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
2 months ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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TheCollector
Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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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
10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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a year ago
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 weeks ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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a year ago
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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a year ago
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
TheCollector
Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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Flashbak
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
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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5 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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TheCollector
7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
4 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
a month ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Who Was Tertullian?
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TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
TheCollector
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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TheCollector
5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
6 days ago
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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