TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
a month ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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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...
TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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TheCollector
6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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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...
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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History Today Feed
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
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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TheCollector
George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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TheCollector
Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
5 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
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...
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
Flashbak
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....
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
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After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Overcoming Bias
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
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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...
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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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,...
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A Clash Of Symbols
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a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Summary of changes for March
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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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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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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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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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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African History...
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Gladiator Combat
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Summary of changes for January
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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 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...
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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What Is Populism?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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