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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid undefined
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor undefined
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy undefined
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built? undefined
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery” undefined
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories) undefined
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880) travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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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...
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TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History undefined
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953) Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today. Out of...
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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...
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair undefined
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World! Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969.   Shelton...
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do! But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition undefined
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TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All undefined
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TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses undefined
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh? undefined
10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen? undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican undefined
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TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah? undefined
7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November. Summary Of Changes Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio! Thousand Rooms, translated the...
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control. Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age undefined
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness Event News
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961) A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
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A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy? undefined
10 months ago
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like? Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President? undefined
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs undefined
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games undefined
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Who Was Julius Caesar? undefined
7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963) I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen.  I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find  the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power undefined
9 months ago
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review ‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review JamesHoare Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review ‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review JamesHoare Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review ‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review JamesHoare Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack undefined
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TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office? undefined
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TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers undefined
11 months ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024 Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
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Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers? undefined
5 months ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy? The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room. And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West? undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50 ‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50 JamesHoare Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
9 months ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks JamesHoare Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny undefined
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution undefined
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit undefined
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial undefined
9 months ago
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime undefined
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide undefined
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs? undefined
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping undefined
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends undefined
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg? undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
10 months ago
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos “As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz     We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines.  ...
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review ‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review JamesHoare Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam? undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969 In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology? undefined
a year ago
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra? undefined
a year ago
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland? undefined
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History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election JamesHoare Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India The Death of Clive of India JamesHoare Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia “I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis     In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade? undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome undefined
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951) Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them.  Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
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a month ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism? undefined
12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox. It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months 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...
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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...
Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh.   When I was just a baby my mama told...
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns... The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides undefined
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore? undefined
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels undefined
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever undefined
a month ago
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art undefined
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks Begins in Two Weeks
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish “The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935     In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam undefined
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Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933) The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign? undefined
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict undefined
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial? undefined
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons? undefined
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TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches undefined
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928) “Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance? undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists undefined
6 months ago
African History...
Join me on Notes "On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire undefined
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History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War The First Anglo-Burmese War JamesHoare Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America undefined
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What is the Eye of Ra? undefined
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany undefined
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965) The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do. DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth? undefined
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists undefined
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans ...and the Origins of the Universe
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TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions? undefined
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919 “Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two. Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher? undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors undefined
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91) undefined
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone) undefined
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean? undefined
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What Makes a Conflict a World War? undefined
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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
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period. Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit!  A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites undefined
11 months ago
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy) undefined
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa undefined
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous? undefined
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague undefined
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula? undefined
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History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs JamesHoare Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life undefined
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed undefined
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James? undefined
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire? undefined
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How Did Belgium Become a Country? undefined
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens On the Spot: Kristin Semmens JamesHoare Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime “Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime  ...
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“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime     Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
TheCollector
Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review ‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review JamesHoare Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn). uxn,...
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75 In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin The Prophecies of Merlin JamesHoare Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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10 Forgotten US Presidents undefined
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism undefined
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest undefined
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World? undefined
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner? undefined
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know undefined
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said? Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said? JamesHoare Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US undefined
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts Shipping Cutoff imminent
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth j.hoare Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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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...
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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...
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World undefined
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder undefined
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle undefined
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Working offgrid efficiently Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years. For the first 3 years we tested the...
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Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years. For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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On the Spot: Chris Clark On the Spot: Chris Clark j.hoare Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula? undefined
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology? undefined
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism? undefined
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics? undefined
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada undefined
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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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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient? undefined
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Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance undefined
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’ undefined
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work undefined
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible undefined
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know undefined
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic? undefined
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave undefined
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire undefined
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Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024 Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
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Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t undefined
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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...
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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...
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire undefined
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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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Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit undefined
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks undefined
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments) undefined
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick? undefined
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Looking Into Science (1965) Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
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Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames undefined
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a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome. finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know undefined
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
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This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984 We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
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We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen? undefined
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples undefined
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth? undefined
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact undefined
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation undefined
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi? undefined
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won undefined
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
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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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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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Summary of changes for September Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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...
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know undefined
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome? undefined
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rainy with a chance of mosquitoes Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
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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...
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature undefined
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon undefined
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe undefined
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe? undefined
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas? undefined
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened undefined
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution undefined
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice “The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin   Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories) undefined
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe undefined
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid? undefined
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Who Was George Hodel? undefined
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist undefined
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