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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Who You Are Vs. What You Control
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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Working offgrid efficiently
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For the first 3 years we tested the...
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Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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War in Dreamland
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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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...
a year ago
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...
Overcoming Bias
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
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And the centre's not looking too good, either.
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
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over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Why drug history?
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
African History...
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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How the CCP is Closing China
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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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...
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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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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
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As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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What Is Solipsism?
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
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j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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TheCollector
What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
a month ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
a month ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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TheCollector
What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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TheCollector
5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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TheCollector
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
2 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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TheCollector
The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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TheCollector
The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
a month ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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