TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
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You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Open Culture
Coursera Offers $200 Off of Coursera Plus (Until January 27), Giving You Unlimited Access to Courses...
A new deal to start a new year: Coursera is offering a $200 discount on its annual subscription plan...
yesterday
A new deal to start a new year: Coursera is offering a $200 discount on its annual subscription plan called “Coursera Plus.” Normally priced at $399, Coursera Plus (now available for $199) gives you access to 90% of Coursera’s courses, Guided Projects, Specializations, and...
TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
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Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
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11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
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A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
8 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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TheCollector
Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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TheCollector
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Flashbak
Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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10 Must-Visit Museums in Massachusetts
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Classical Wisdom
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
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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....
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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What Was the Political Significance of the Comintern?
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The Pompeii Mosaics
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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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...
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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...
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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A Collection of...
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
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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How Did the Victorian Dead Body Trade Operate?
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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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 Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
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AND October 1, 2012...
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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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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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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No Left Turn
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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