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Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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a year ago
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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8 months ago
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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4 months ago
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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a year ago
TheCollector
Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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a month ago
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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a year ago
TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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a year ago
TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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a month ago
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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a year ago
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
7 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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8 months ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
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
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
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...
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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a month ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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6 months ago
TheCollector
German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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a week ago
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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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
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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5 months ago
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
a month ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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4 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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4 weeks ago
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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3 days ago
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year ago
Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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9 months ago
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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a month ago
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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9 months ago
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
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