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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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over a year ago
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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over a year ago
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Hidden History
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
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Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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In Praise of the Preterite
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British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
a week ago
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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TheCollector
The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
7 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
a month ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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8 months ago
Flashbak
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...
6 months ago
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 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
3 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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What Is Nestorianism?
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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7 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
2 weeks ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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10 months ago
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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a year 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)...
9 months ago
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...
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
3 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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