TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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3 weeks ago
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
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...
5 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...
Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
5 hours ago
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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TheCollector
11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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8 months ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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3 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
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It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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3 weeks ago
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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What Was Jim Crow?
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 months ago
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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a year ago
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
8 months ago
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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8 months ago
TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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a year ago
TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
4 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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a year ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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a year ago
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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9 months 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 Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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10 months ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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9 months ago
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...
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” –...
a month ago
“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...
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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4 months ago
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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11 months ago
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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10 months ago
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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6 months ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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7 months ago
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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9 months ago
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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6 months ago
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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a year ago
TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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3 months ago
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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5 months ago
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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a year ago
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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11 months ago
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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a year ago
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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a year ago
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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9 months ago
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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2 months ago
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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4 months ago
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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11 months ago
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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4 months ago
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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7 months ago
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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3 months ago
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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11 months ago
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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a year ago
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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8 months ago
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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11 months ago
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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3 months ago
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 months ago
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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a year ago
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