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The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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a year ago
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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3 weeks ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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10 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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9 months ago
TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
8 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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8 months ago
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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2 months ago
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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8 months ago
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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4 months ago
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
a month ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
3 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
To be young, perchance to dream
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
6 days ago
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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a year 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...
2 weeks 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...
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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TheCollector
Who Invented the Ukulele?
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TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
3 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
11 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
2 weeks ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
a month ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Blues?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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a year ago
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 months ago
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
3 weeks ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
4 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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TheCollector
Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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a year ago
Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
8 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
3 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
History Today Feed
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
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
3 weeks ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Who Was George Eliot?
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Flashbak
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...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 weeks ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
3 weeks ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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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,...
11 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
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
12 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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a year ago
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
TheCollector
What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
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We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
3 weeks ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
2 months ago
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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TheCollector
Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
8 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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9 months 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...
Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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11 months ago
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
yesterday
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
4 days ago
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 months ago
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
12 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
2 months ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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a year ago
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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9 months ago
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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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
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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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...
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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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
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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