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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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In Defence of Boring Books
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Beware the Lides of March
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JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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11 months ago
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
4 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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a month ago
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
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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a month ago
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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9 months ago
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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3 months ago
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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a year ago
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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2 days ago
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What’s the History of Gin?
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9 months ago
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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8 months ago
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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2 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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6 months ago
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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11 months ago
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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3 months ago
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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3 weeks ago
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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5 months ago
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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a year ago
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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6 months ago
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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7 months ago
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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10 months ago
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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12 months ago
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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7 months ago
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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2 weeks ago
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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10 months ago
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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2 months ago
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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a month ago
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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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4 months ago
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
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
Flashbak
The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
a week ago
“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...
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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8 months ago
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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a year ago
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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2 months ago
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 months ago
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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a year ago
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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a year ago
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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6 months ago
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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a year ago
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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a year ago
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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2 months ago
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,...
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
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