TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
11 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
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...
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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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
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
2 weeks ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
3 weeks ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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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
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
7 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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TheCollector
What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
5 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
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On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
5 days ago
TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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10 months ago
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
2 weeks ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
4 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
12 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
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TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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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
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Beyond Stoicism
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
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JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
a month ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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TheCollector
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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7 months ago
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
a month ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
a year ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
TheCollector
Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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7 months ago
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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3 months ago
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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a year ago
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
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...
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
2 weeks ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
a week ago
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
9 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Pilgrims?
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TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
2 months ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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TheCollector
Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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11 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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TheCollector
Was Jesus a Radical?
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TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
TheCollector
Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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TheCollector
Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
3 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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a month ago
TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
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