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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
9 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
2 months ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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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?
TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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3 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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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...
7 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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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 months ago
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
4 months ago
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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7 months ago
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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8 months ago
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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7 months ago
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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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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11 months ago
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...
10 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...
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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11 months ago
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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a year ago
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Leeds Kids the 1970s
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the...
6 days ago
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the picture below of kids ‘tobogganing’ down a dry, rocky slope in the northern English city of Leeds in the 1970s “The Cresta Run”. It is not the original Cresta Run, which is a...
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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8 months ago
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
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