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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Columbine 25 Years On
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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a year ago
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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
TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
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,...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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2 weeks ago
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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
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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5 months ago
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
2 weeks ago
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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2 months ago
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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7 months ago
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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
Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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.
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
a month ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
6 days ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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a month ago
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Capoeira?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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2 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...
6 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
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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TheCollector
Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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TheCollector
7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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9 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.
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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8 months ago
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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4 days ago
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
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?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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4 months ago
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