TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related?
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TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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TheCollector
6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
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TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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TheCollector
What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
TheCollector
What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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TheCollector
America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
7 hours ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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TheCollector
The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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3 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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a year ago
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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3 months ago
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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TheCollector
How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
Flashbak
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 ...
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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2 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
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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3 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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a year ago
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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3 weeks ago
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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4 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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...
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
a week ago
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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TheCollector
What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Flashbak
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...
4 months ago
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...
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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3 weeks ago
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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10 months ago
Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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The three German fears
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Even if the artists don't realise it.
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
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an African portrait of an African society
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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The Tragedy of Ajax
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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How to Steal From Homer
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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When Africa discovered Europe
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*my article for New Lines Magazine
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
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“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Hundred Rabbits
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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.
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Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
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Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
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7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
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8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
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over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Sodom and Gomorrah
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10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Rituals and Religion
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Belief in the Ancient World
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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On 17th century "cocaine"
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Who speaks of the Armenians?
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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