TheCollector
Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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TheCollector
What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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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
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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TheCollector
Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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TheCollector
How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
Flashbak
The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
a week ago
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
TheCollector
Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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TheCollector
What Is the Gettier Problem?
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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...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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TheCollector
The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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TheCollector
The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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TheCollector
Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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TheCollector
8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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TheCollector
Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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TheCollector
Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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TheCollector
7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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TheCollector
10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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TheCollector
What Is the Ides of March?
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TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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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 -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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4 months ago
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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9 months ago
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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11 months ago
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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a month ago
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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