TheCollector
Discover This Historic Massachusetts Town Just Beyond Boston’s Reach
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2 days ago
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
5 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
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TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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TheCollector
11 Facts About Glenn Miller: The Musician Who Disappeared
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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4 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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Open Culture
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
2 weeks ago
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
10 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
11 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
11 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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TheCollector
7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Sites in San Diego
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TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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9 months ago
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
4 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
a month ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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a year ago
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
a month ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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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...
a month ago
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...
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
4 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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African History...
The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic...
3 weeks ago
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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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...
a month ago
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...
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a month ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
11 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
9 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
4 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Romania
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Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
2 months ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
6 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Flashbak
The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
2 weeks ago
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
11 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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TheCollector
6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
3 months ago
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...
a week 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
What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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TheCollector
What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a month ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
8 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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TheCollector
What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
9 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
3 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
a month ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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a year ago
TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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a year ago
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
8 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
a month ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
11 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
8 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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The Congolese Teen Exhibited in a US Zoo: Who was Ota Benga?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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How Should We Look at History?
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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