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Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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When Ukraine Is Over ...
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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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.” –...
3 weeks ago
“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...
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
5 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Astrolabes & Sextants: How Our Ancestors Navigated the High Seas
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
11 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
12 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
3 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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TheCollector
The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
3 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Flashbak
Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
a year ago
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
10 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
9 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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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
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
over a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
a year ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
5 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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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
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Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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TheCollector
The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon vs. Russia
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
6 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Voltaire’s Philosophy?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
a month ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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10 Must-Visit Historic Sites in San Diego
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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...
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10 Must-Visit Museums in Massachusetts
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
3 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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TheCollector
Are You Hot in That? A Brief History of Medieval Armor
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
7 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
11 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
2 weeks ago
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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a year ago
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
12 months ago
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
2 months ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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10 months ago
Flashbak
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...
12 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
‘Ocean’ and ‘Tracks on the Ocean’ review
‘Ocean’ and ‘Tracks on the Ocean’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/06/2025 - 11:02
a week ago
‘Ocean’ and ‘Tracks on the Ocean’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/06/2025 - 11:02
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
10 months ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
12 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
6 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
6 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Gracchi, Part I: Tiberius Gracchus
This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2)...
2 days ago
This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2) Gracchus, the famous Roman reformers of the late second century. There’s actually a fair bit to say about both of them, so we’re going to split this treatment over two weeks,...
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
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But can they get their heads round it?
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
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...
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Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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a year ago
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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4 months ago
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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4 months ago
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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8 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
10 months ago
TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857: Causes, Events, & Legacy
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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4 months ago
TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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7 months ago
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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2 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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5 months ago
Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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2 months ago
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...
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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a year ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
7 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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How Did Socrates Die?
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TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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12 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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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
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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Events Schedule
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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...
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
4 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
3 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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11 months ago
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
7 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
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5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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