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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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3 weeks ago
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
8 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Eva Perón
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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a year ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
a month ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
a month ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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a week ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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a year ago
Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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8 months ago
TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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10 months ago
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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2 months ago
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...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
5 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
9 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
4 days ago
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
6 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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4 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
a month ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Invented the Ukulele?
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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TheCollector
8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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a year ago
TheCollector
New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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2 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
4 days ago
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
4 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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2 months ago
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?
Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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4 months ago
TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
2 months ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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a year ago
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
a month ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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10 months ago
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?
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
8 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
12 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
TheCollector
The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
a year ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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TheCollector
Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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a year ago
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
3 weeks ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Flashbak
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...
2 months ago
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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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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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
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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What Is Thatcherism?
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
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And how does it reflect on us?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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The End of Power Projection?
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We can't get there from here, anymore.
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Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Building Reading Skills (1951)
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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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The Rise of Extractive Politics
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Should Death Concern Us?
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How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Patterns in Humanity
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Overcoming Bias
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
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The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
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Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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