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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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...
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...
4 months ago
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
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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TheCollector
American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a month ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
7 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
11 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
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If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Classical Wisdom
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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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Sappho
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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US President or American Caesar?
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Res Obscura
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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How to Give a Speech
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
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Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
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... and the Fall of the Republic
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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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...
TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
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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...
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“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
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
Classical Wisdom
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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How Did Socrates Die?
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
History Today Feed
What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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What is Modernity?
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Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Prometheus and AI?
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Flashbak
Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
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“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” – Philip K. Dick, VALIS William H. Matthews leads us through his 1922 book Mazes and Labyrinths from his home in Ruislip in the English county of Middlesex. Compiled shortly...
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
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This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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My Substack in Other Languages.
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TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
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We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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And the centre's not looking too good, either.
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
a month ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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Flashbak
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...
2 months ago
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....
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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TheCollector
Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
11 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
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The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
9 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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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...
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Open Culture
The Skeleton Dance, Voted the 18th Best Cartoon of All Time, Is Now in the Public Domain (1929)
The July 17, 1929 issue of Variety carried a notice about a laugh-filled new short film in which...
4 days ago
The July 17, 1929 issue of Variety carried a notice about a laugh-filled new short film in which “skeletons hoof and frolic,” the peak of whose hilarity “is reached when one skeleton plays the spine of another in xylophone fashion, using a pair of thigh bones as hammers.” The...
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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History Today Feed
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
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‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
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TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Flashbak
A Walk Around Leeds in The 1970s
We’re shopping in 1970s Leeds as Eric Miles shows us around the city centre. We mooch past Austicks’...
3 days ago
We’re shopping in 1970s Leeds as Eric Miles shows us around the city centre. We mooch past Austicks’ Bookshop, where as a teenager writer Alan Bennett worked part-time job. We pop into the County Arcade, walking amid the mahogany shop fronts, pink marble columns, and cast iron...
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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History Today Feed
‘The Tree Hunters’ by Thomas Pakenham review
‘The Tree Hunters’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
3 days ago
‘The Tree Hunters’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
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...
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Classical Wisdom
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
7 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
9 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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...
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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