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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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What Is Gnosticism?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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CrimethInc.
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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African History...
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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The end and the beginning of history
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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James Joyce's Ulysses
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Gaius Marius
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
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A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Dreams of Space -...
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
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
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And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
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Death of the King of Siam
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
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We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
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TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
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TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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Flashbak
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....
6 days ago
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...
TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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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
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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A History of the United States Senate
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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...
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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