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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
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.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
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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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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Io Saturnalia!
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
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Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Freedom by North-West
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
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To all the newspapers I loved
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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The Newer World Order.
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
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You don't need to know that.
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Cultural Scenario Probabilities
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Futarchy Futurism
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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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
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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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...
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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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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Flashbak
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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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
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Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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The Modern World Is Boring.
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Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
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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...
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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...
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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The three German fears
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Aristotle's Politics
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“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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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
a year ago
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
a month ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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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...
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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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...
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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11 months ago
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
7 hours ago
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...
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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5 months ago
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
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TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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12 months ago
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