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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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And How Do We Learn?
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Or does war have its virtues?
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
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a year ago
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
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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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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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a year ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
4 weeks ago
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
Flashbak
Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
TheCollector
The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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4 months ago
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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2 months ago
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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a month ago
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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7 months ago
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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a month ago
TheCollector
The History of Appalachia & Its People
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a year ago
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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a month ago
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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a month ago
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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a month ago
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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9 months ago
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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
TheCollector
Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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a year ago
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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8 hours ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
5 months ago
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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4 months ago
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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a year ago
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
2 months ago
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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4 months ago
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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a year ago
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
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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2 months ago
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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7 months ago
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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2 months ago
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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a year ago
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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10 months ago
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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a year ago
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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9 months ago
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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3 months ago
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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a year ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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9 months ago
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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7 months ago
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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7 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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9 months ago
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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a month ago
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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a year ago
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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3 months ago
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