TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
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Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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A Strange Defeat.
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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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...
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
Flashbak
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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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Eva Perón
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
a month ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
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a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year 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
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Julius Caesar
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
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We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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The End of the World?
a year ago
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Flashbak
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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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
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JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
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TheCollector
Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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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
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Hey everyone!
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Let's Be Enemies
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Patterns in Humanity
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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The True Knights Templar
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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What Is Theodicy?
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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The Secret Life of Latin
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
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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...
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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