TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
10 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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TheCollector
Was Jesus a Radical?
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TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
a month ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
9 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
4 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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3 months ago
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
7 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
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TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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4 months ago
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...
over a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
2 months ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
2 weeks ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
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...
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,...
TheCollector
What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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TheCollector
How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 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...
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
11 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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...
11 months ago
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,...
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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TheCollector
The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
a year ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
8 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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a year ago
TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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TheCollector
10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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a month ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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TheCollector
Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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TheCollector
Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
a month ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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7 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
a week ago
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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TheCollector
What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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a month ago
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
8 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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5 months ago
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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6 months ago
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
2 months ago
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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a year ago
TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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a year ago
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