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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
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The international system, that is.
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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But why aren't people in other countries listening?
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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...
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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7 months ago
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
What Is the Ides of March?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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TheCollector
The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
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TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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What Are Conlangs?
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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