TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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African History...
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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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
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3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
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This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
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a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the...
2 days ago
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the illustrations in this book. The story is OK but the visions of spacecraft, a space station and mining on the Moon are worth seeing. This is a relatively low cost book used so if you like...
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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The Indian-American century
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Essential Classics
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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TheCollector
Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
2 weeks ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
8 months ago
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
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TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
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4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
3 weeks ago
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
2 weeks ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
3 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
3 months ago
History Today Feed
What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
yesterday
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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TheCollector
History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
a month ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Flashbak
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....
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
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...
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
2 months ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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9 months ago
TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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2 months ago
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