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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science? undefined
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs? undefined
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years? undefined
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life undefined
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius undefined
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review ‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review JamesHoare Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art undefined
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Why Do Religions Decline? Why Do Religions Decline? JamesHoare Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne JamesHoare Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text? undefined
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor undefined
11 months ago
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building j.hoare Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899) State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor undefined
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent? undefined
a year ago
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy undefined
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting undefined
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What Was the Sturmabteilung? undefined
10 months ago
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory) undefined
10 months ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes “We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life   The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952) Mara.  Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952 It came in a...
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Mara.  Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952 It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914 Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner. Permacomputing, revamped the page. Flappy Bird,...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024 Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
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Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective. Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
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Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone? undefined
a year ago
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece JamesHoare Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates) undefined
11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
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This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds undefined
a year ago
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn? undefined
2 months ago
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing undefined
a year ago
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself? Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar? undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
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The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall? & Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ... And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work? undefined
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders undefined
6 months ago
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation? undefined
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TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain? undefined
a year ago
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation? undefined
6 months ago
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History undefined
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows? And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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TheCollector
What Is First Thessalonians About? undefined
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic Cato and Caesar
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality undefined
a month ago
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly... And then what?
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered” undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night? undefined
a year ago
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be? undefined
a year ago
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s Peter Marshall  has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall  has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties undefined
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa undefined
a year ago
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817 Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews ‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews j.hoare Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958) Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
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Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."  This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons undefined
3 months ago
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked) undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West undefined
7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ... We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene undefined
6 months ago
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare undefined
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History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review ‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review JamesHoare Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist JamesHoare Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do) undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981 In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On Columbine 25 Years On JamesHoare Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas undefined
10 months ago
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized? undefined
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans undefined
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal? undefined
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place? undefined
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond. uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
TheCollector
The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid undefined
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TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites? undefined
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in... Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick undefined
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know undefined
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado undefined
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus undefined
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth undefined
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence Slave turned Playwright
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England? How French Was Medieval England? JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
What Is Populism? undefined
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TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks undefined
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending. But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj JamesHoare Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema undefined
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale undefined
10 months ago
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition undefined
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism? undefined
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness undefined
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War? The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History undefined
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TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers? undefined
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TheCollector
What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’? undefined
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’ The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place  “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy? The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day? undefined
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain? undefined
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TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954) An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983 In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance? undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film? undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology) undefined
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TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq undefined
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019 Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
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Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West How Iran Won the West JamesHoare Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia? undefined
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting? undefined
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA? undefined
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ... Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’ ‘D-Day Has Come’ JamesHoare Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts undefined
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TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada undefined
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity? undefined
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TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History undefined
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986 A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
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A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a  Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over? undefined
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read undefined
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer undefined
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism? undefined
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What Is the History of the Blues? undefined
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
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Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office? undefined
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History undefined
11 months ago
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World undefined
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play? undefined
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction undefined
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962) Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
What to Expect from Art Market Budapest undefined
2 months ago
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912) Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent undefined
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays undefined
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame? undefined
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner undefined
a year ago
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution undefined
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed? undefined
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A Brief History of Chile undefined
2 months ago
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion? undefined
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII? undefined
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed undefined
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes undefined
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji? undefined
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History) undefined
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read undefined
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada undefined
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks undefined
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5 Female Heroes of World War II undefined
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE) The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble! This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
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This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman? undefined
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece undefined
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design undefined
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