TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 months ago
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a week ago
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...
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
yesterday
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
TheCollector
10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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TheCollector
Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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TheCollector
German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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TheCollector
Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
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...
TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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Wrong Side of...
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Secrets of the Scythians
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
2 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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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
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
a month ago
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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a year ago
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?
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
Flashbak
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...
a year ago
“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...
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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9 months ago
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
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
a week ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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