TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Euripides
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of 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...
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a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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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...
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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...
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Summary of changes for July
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Global Inequality...
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Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
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I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
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The Death of Clive of India
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TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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What Was Dante’s Political Philosophy?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
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Does what goes around come around?
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
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Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Who Was Vortigern?
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
a year ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
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How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
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A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
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TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
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“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
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History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
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I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
a month ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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a year ago
TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
4 days ago
An Epic Start to the New Year
TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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2 months ago
Open Culture
The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less...
4 days ago
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less because they’re motivated by the belief in any particular deity than by how much time and money they now require to complete. Take New York’s Second Avenue subway, whose less than...
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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a year ago
TheCollector
Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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TheCollector
10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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2 days ago
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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a year ago
TheCollector
Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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a week ago
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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5 months ago
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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a month ago
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
2 months ago
American polarisation: part 2
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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4 months ago
TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
8 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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12 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
10 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
a month ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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5 months ago
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
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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11 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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a year ago
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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6 months ago
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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a year ago
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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11 months ago
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