TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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2 months ago
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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2 months ago
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
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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a year ago
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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6 months ago
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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a month ago
Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
10 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
7 months ago
And Her Controversial Religion
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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TheCollector
5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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a year ago
TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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a year ago
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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11 months 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...
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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a month ago
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...
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
a week ago
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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12 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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7 months ago
TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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a year ago
TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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a year ago
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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a month ago
Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
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
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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4 months ago
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...
a year ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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5 months ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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a year ago
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...
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a year ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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2 months ago
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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a year ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
2 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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a year ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
3 days ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
a month ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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Patterns in Humanity
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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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.
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Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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No Way Out
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
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Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
African History...
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
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A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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