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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Was Alexander Great?
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
4 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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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...
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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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In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
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But is there anything there?
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
3 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
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But the future worries me.
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Xerxes the Great
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
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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...
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
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Do You Listen Well?
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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What Was Négritude?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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The ideology of Donald J. Trump
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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