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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a month ago
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...
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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2 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
a year ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
3 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
3 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
3 weeks ago
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
Overcoming Bias
Beware Shared Basic Value Changes
Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals.
20 hours ago
Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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a year ago
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
11 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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a year ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
12 months ago
TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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a year 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
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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a month ago
Open Culture
In 1894, A French Writer Predicted the End of Books & the Rise of Portable Audiobooks and Podcasts
The end of the nineteenth century is still widely referred to as the fin de siècle, a French term...
a week ago
The end of the nineteenth century is still widely referred to as the fin de siècle, a French term that evokes great, looming cultural, social, and technological changes. According to at least one French mind active at the time, among those changes would be a fin des livres as...
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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10 months ago
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
a month ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
4 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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4 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
10 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
9 months ago
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
7 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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a year ago
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
9 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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3 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
5 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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a year ago
Open Culture
How Marcel Marceau Used Mime to Save Children During the Holocaust
In 1972, Jerry Lewis made the ill-considered decision to write, direct, and star in a film about a...
a week ago
In 1972, Jerry Lewis made the ill-considered decision to write, direct, and star in a film about a German clown in Auschwitz. The result was so awful that he never allowed its release, and it quickly acquired the reputation—along with disasters like George Lucas’ Star Wars...
TheCollector
Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
4 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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2 months ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
TheCollector
What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
11 months ago
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
4 weeks ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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5 months ago
Flashbak
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...
3 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
Hidden History
The French Space Cat Felicette
France joined the Space Race in the 1950s, and one of her missions was a test flight involving the...
a week ago
France joined the Space Race in the 1950s, and one of her missions was a test flight involving the first (and so far only) cat to enter space. It did not end well for the cat. In the aftermath of the Second World War, France, under the leadership of General Charles De Gaulle, was...
TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
a year ago
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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a month ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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a year ago
TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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11 months ago
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
8 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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a year ago
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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