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Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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Moon Base (1959)
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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....
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Summary Of Changes
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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How Iran Won the West
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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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,...
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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6 Must-See English Castles
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Should Death Concern Us?
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
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Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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The Two Trojan Wars
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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What Are Conlangs?
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
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With a few more books and a few old ideas.
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Patterns in Humanity
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
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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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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
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For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
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a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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CrimethInc.
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Bringing History to the Future
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
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Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
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Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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When Was the First Crusade?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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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...
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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A Brief History of Chile
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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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
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Flashbak
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...
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
2 weeks ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
a month ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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...
a week 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...
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
a month ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
7 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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11 months ago
TheCollector
3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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8 months ago
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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a year ago
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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3 weeks ago
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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a year ago
Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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11 months ago
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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a year ago
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