TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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TheCollector
Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
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TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
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a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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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
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
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The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
over a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
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“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
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Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
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TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
3 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
4 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Secrets of the Sibyls
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Who Was Averroes?
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
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TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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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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Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
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History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Who Was George Eliot?
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Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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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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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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African History...
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.
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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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,...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
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TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
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TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Open Culture
How Leonardo da Vinci Painted The Last Supper: A Deep Dive Into a Masterpiece
When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work....
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When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work. Not that he’d been idle: in that same era, while working for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, he “developed, organized, and directed productions for festival pageants, triumphal...
TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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TheCollector
What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
a month ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
2 weeks ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
6 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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...
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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