TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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Vengeance or Justice?
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The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Julius Caesar
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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The Year of Failing To Understand.
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Not your usual end-of-year review.
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Who Was Tertullian?
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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Ancient Anxiety
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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What Was the First Written Language?
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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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
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Classical Wisdom
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
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a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Classical Wisdom
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Olympics Special
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
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11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
3 weeks ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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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
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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What Is the Didache?
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TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
TheCollector
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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What Are Conlangs?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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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...
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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What Was Négritude?
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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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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
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