TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
TheCollector
The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Classical Wisdom
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
2 months ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
3 weeks ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
a month ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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
TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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a year ago
TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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6 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
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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3 months ago
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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...
6 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...
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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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
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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6 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
3 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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a month ago
TheCollector
8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
4 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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6 months ago
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
2 weeks 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...
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
a year ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
a month ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
2 weeks ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
9 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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...
8 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...
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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a year ago
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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12 months ago
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
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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2 months ago
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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12 months ago
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
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
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
10 months 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
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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5 months ago
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
3 weeks ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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a year 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
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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2 weeks ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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8 months ago
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
3 weeks ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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a year ago
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
2 months ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
3 weeks ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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a year ago
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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7 months ago
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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3 months ago
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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9 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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a week ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
12 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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3 months ago
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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a month ago
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
a month ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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a week ago
TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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a year ago
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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7 months ago
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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12 months ago
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
a month ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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a year ago
Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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5 months ago
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