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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
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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...
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Wrong Side of...
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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What’s the History of Gin?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
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Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
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How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Another Of My Essays in French
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Too Much of Not A Lot
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Summary of changes for May 2023
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Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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5 months ago
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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7 months ago
TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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8 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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2 months ago
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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11 months ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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...
a month 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
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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a year ago
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
2 months ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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5 months ago
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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a month ago
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
a year ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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5 months ago
TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
9 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
7 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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4 months ago
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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10 months ago
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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9 months ago
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
a month ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
12 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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3 months ago
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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2 months ago
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
3 weeks ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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...
TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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7 months ago
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