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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
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Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
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How can we train Resilience?
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Death of the King of Siam
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TheCollector
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Flashbak
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
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TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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Wars and ideology simplified
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
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JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
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over a year ago
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'If we can't...
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
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TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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How the South Became Republican
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JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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TheCollector
The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
What Is First Thessalonians About?
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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The Life of Aristotle
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