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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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4 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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a year ago
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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11 months ago
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...
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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a year ago
TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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a year ago
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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4 months ago
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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a year ago
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 months ago
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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10 months ago
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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3 months ago
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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a year ago
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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a year ago
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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7 months ago
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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8 months ago
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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5 months ago
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
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‘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
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 months ago
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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a year ago
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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9 months ago
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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8 months ago
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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10 months ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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7 months ago
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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a year ago
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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a year ago
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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
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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7 months ago
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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9 months ago
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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a year ago
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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10 months ago
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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3 months ago
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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3 months ago
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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8 months ago
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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4 months ago
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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2 months ago
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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11 months ago
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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