Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
6 days ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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TheCollector
America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
10 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
3 weeks ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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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...
7 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
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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TheCollector
6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
The History of Appalachia & Its People
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TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 days ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year 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....
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
6 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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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...
3 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...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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TheCollector
Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
a month ago
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
TheCollector
History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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TheCollector
Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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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
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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a month ago
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
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
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...
8 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...
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
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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...
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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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...
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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A Collection of...
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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...
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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When technology follows art
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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The True Knights Templar
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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internet in paradise
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over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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