Flashbak
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Cynthia The Celebrity Mannequin (1932)
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme...
3 days ago
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme cosmetic surgery became a fashion choice. Created in 1932 by sculptor and retail display designer Lester Gaba (1907-1987) for Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, Cynthia caused a stir. When...
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Archdruid William Price Challenges Funerary Rites
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Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
8 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
a year ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
3 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Aristotle's Poetics
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
5 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
4 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
Flashbak
Der Struwwelpeter: Heinrich Hoffmann’s Deadly Book For Naughty Children
Just look at him! There he stands, With his nasty hair and hands. See! His nails are never cut; They...
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Just look at him! There he stands, With his nasty hair and hands. See! His nails are never cut; They are grim’d as black as soot; And the sloven, I declare, Never once has combed his hair; Anything to me is sweeter Than to see this Struwwelpeter. – Der Struwwelpeter (Shaggy-Peter...
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a month ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Their Enemies The Russians
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a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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What Role Did Women Play in the Scientific Revolution?
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Going to Pieces Slowly...
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Open Culture
Do You Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day?
We are regularly urged to take 10,000 steps a day. However, it turns out 10,000 isn’t exactly a...
4 days ago
We are regularly urged to take 10,000 steps a day. However, it turns out 10,000 isn’t exactly a number anchored in science. Rather, it’s a product of marketing. According to a Harvard medical website, that figure goes back to “1965, when a Japanese company made a device named...
Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a month ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
9 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
a year ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
10 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
Classical Wisdom
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Philosopher Kings
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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What Practices Did the Puritans Enjoy?
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
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What Languages Are on the Verge of Disappearing?
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
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They didn't know. But they know now.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
TheCollector
Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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a year ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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
TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
7 months ago
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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a month ago
TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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12 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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11 months ago
TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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a year ago
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.
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
a year ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Monuments & How They Survived to the Modern Day
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TheCollector
The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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a year ago
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
2 months ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
7 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
6 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,...
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
8 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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a year ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
Open Culture
Discover the Playful Drawings That Charles Darwin’s Children Left on His Manuscripts
Charles Darwin’s work on heredity was partly driven by tragic losses in his own family. Darwin had...
5 days ago
Charles Darwin’s work on heredity was partly driven by tragic losses in his own family. Darwin had married his first cousin, Emma, and “wondered if his close genetic relation to his wife had had an ill impact on his children’s health, three (of 10) of whom died before the age of...
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
2 months ago
An indispensable organization
TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
3 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a month ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
8 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
6 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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5 months ago
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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2 weeks ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
8 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
Classical Wisdom
[Last Chance] The Essential Greeks
Starting TOMORROW - January 15th, 2025
4 days ago
Starting TOMORROW - January 15th, 2025
TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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12 months ago
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
10 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
5 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
a month ago
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.
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TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Welcome To Holy Land USA: Inside America’s Jerusalem, 1980
“You can tell that Garry Winogrand was my hero. I learned so much from him about how to tell a story...
2 weeks ago
“You can tell that Garry Winogrand was my hero. I learned so much from him about how to tell a story or a joke within a frame” – Lisa Barlow, Holy Land, USA In 1980s, Lisa Barlow found Jerusalem in a turning off Connecticut’s Route 69. A huge cross on the roadside alerted …...
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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TheCollector
What Was the 1925 Serum Run to Nome?
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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a year ago
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Peter (Simon) of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Death, Legacy
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a week ago
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
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