TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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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...
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
7 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
3 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
a week ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
TheCollector
Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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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
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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TheCollector
The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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TheCollector
The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
9 months ago
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
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a week ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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TheCollector
6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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3 weeks ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
6 hours ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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...
9 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...
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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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
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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10 months 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...
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
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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a year 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
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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...
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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4 months ago
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
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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a year ago
TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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a year ago
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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a year ago
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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a year ago
Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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TheCollector
Who Was George Eliot?
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7 months ago
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
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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TheCollector
5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
3 weeks ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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3 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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3 months ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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7 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
When Did World War II Start and End?
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TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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4 weeks ago
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