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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
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But the future worries me.
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
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a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
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TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
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TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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an island in the maelstrom
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TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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The Many Roads to Rome
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
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Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
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If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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What Government Governs Best?
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TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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
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Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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The True Knights Templar
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Too Much of Not A Lot
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Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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What Was Dante’s Political Philosophy?
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Classical Wisdom
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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Ovid's Dating Advice
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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TheCollector
Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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TheCollector
10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
8 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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TheCollector
What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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8 months ago
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
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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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
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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TheCollector
3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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TheCollector
Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
2 months ago
The world that created Caravaggio
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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a year ago
TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
9 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
a week ago
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
2 months ago
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
4 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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2 months ago
Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
2 weeks ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The...
a week ago
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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6 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
4 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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a year ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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a year ago
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