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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Forgotten Gods
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
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TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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B-24 Liberators: The Aircraft That Ended the Reign of the U-Boat
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
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Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Patterns in Humanity
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
6 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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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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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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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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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
3 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
3 weeks ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
2 months ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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