Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
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TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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St. Nicholas
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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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My Substack in Other Languages.
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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The Life of Plato
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
weird medieval guys
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Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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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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The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
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Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
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This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
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And Her Controversial Religion
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
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The Original Femme Fatales?
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
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The Art of the Interesting
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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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
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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.
Noodle,...
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Classical Wisdom
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
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Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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African History...
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
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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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
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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3 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
2 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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TheCollector
The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
a month ago
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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