TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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a year ago
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
Hundred Rabbits
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...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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a year ago
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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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.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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a month ago
TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
2 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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a year ago
TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
TheCollector
Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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8 months ago
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...
6 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
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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a year ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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?
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
TheCollector
Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 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
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
11 months ago
TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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a week ago
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year 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
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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10 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...
4 weeks 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...
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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a year 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...
11 months 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
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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7 months ago
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
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
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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TheCollector
Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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5 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
7 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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a month ago
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a week ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
3 days ago
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
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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...
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
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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...
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
Overcoming Bias
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Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
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Hundred Rabbits
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Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
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Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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TheCollector
What Is Capoeira?
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
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But the future worries me.
TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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What Is Voguing?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
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Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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