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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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7 African Myths About Animals
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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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
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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2x2 geopolitics
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Wars and ideology simplified
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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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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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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