A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
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TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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TheCollector
Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
12 months ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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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
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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TheCollector
Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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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.
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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TheCollector
When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
6 days ago
New Event: January 7th, 2025
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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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
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
9 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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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
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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How the South Became Republican
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Dreams of Space -...
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
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Hey everyone!
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
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This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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