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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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The Electoral College Explained
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
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The Life of Aristotle
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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What Is an Antipope?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Sparta and… Scotland?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
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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...
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
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Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
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Real or Fantasy?
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Global Inequality...
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Can Any Good Come From War?
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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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...
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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The Nature of Love
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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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...
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
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Historical origins of the malaise
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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What’s the History of Gin?
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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7 months ago
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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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
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
a month ago
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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a year ago
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
7 hours ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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7 months ago
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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