TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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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.
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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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
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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TheCollector
Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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a year 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
10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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3 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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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
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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TheCollector
10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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4 months ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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5 months ago
Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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10 months ago
TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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a year ago
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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3 days ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
7 hours ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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2 days ago
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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4 months 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...
TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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a year ago
TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Clement of Rome?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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a year ago
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
a week ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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3 weeks 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...
a month 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
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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a year ago
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
7 months ago
And Her Controversial Religion
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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a week ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
2 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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a week ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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8 months ago
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