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World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
a year ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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3 weeks ago
Overcoming Bias
Feels Gone Wrong
The films A Complete Unknown, on Bob Dylan, and In Restless Dreams, on Paul Simon, make vivid to me...
2 weeks ago
The films A Complete Unknown, on Bob Dylan, and In Restless Dreams, on Paul Simon, make vivid to me the huge emotional appeal of becoming a musician like them.
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
a year ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
3 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
2 months ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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3 months ago
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
4 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
4 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...
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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4 months ago
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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9 months ago
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
7 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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10 months ago
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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6 months ago
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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11 months ago
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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a year ago
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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12 months ago
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”
a year ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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11 months ago
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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10 months ago
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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2 months ago
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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a month ago
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
8 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
4 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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5 months ago
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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11 months ago
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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a year ago
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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8 months ago
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
8 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
a month ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
a year ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
2 months ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Odyssey
Homer's Homecoming
a week ago
TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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a year ago
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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3 months ago
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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10 months ago
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
2 months ago
Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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a year ago
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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a year ago
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Peter (Simon) of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Death, Legacy
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
a month ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
4 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
8 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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9 months ago
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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a month ago
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
a month ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
2 months ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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9 months ago
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
3 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
2 months ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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6 months ago
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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7 months ago
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Deadly Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles Art Community
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a week ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
3 months ago
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