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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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3 months ago
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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7 months ago
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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3 months ago
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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12 months ago
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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8 months ago
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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2 months ago
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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a month ago
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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a week ago
TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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6 days ago
TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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2 months ago
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Is the Ides of March?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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4 months ago
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....
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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2 months ago
TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Capoeira?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
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
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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3 months ago
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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a year 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...
TheCollector
Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
4 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
8 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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10 months ago
TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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10 months ago
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