Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
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Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
11 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
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a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Understanding Yourself Through Jung: A Guide to Individuation & Self-Discovery
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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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 Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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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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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
9 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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New Year, Old Books
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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Classical Wisdom
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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People, States and Borders.
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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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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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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St. Nick and Saturnalia
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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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...
Flashbak
Jean And Rose – A Paris Photo Love Story From 1929
In 1929, Jean, 20, was living on rue Clairault, Paris. He worked at a brokerage house on rue de la...
4 days ago
In 1929, Jean, 20, was living on rue Clairault, Paris. He worked at a brokerage house on rue de la Grange Batelière. On December 11, Jean met Rose, 18, at the city’s Saint-Lazare metro station. She lived in the 15th arrondissement, and took classes in hairdressing at the École...
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
a month ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Feels Gone Wrong
The films A Complete Unknown, on Bob Dylan, and In Restless Dreams, on Paul Simon, make vivid to me...
3 days ago
The films A Complete Unknown, on Bob Dylan, and In Restless Dreams, on Paul Simon, make vivid to me the huge emotional appeal of becoming a musician like them.
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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6 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Wisdom for the New Year
3 days ago
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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8 months ago
Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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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
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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5 months ago
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
2 months ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
Classical Wisdom
Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
Take a Santa Pause
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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a week ago
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
6 months ago
TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
12 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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6 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
4 weeks ago
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
2 months ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
5 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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a year ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
5 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
8 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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3 months ago
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
2 weeks ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
a month ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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12 months ago
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
10 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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6 months ago
Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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4 weeks ago
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