Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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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.
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
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Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
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.)...
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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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...
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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...
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The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
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You don't need to know that.
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
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What's it going to be, then?
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Part One, anyway. More next week.
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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a year ago
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
6 hours ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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2 months ago
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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a month ago
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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12 hours ago
TheCollector
5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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a week ago
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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a month ago
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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a year ago
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
3 weeks ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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a year ago
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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a year ago
History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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2 months ago
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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a year ago
TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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9 months ago
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
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
TheCollector
3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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a week ago
TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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11 months ago
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