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TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour undefined
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving? undefined
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection undefined
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know undefined
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6 Must-See English Castles undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Love, love, love
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory? undefined
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919) William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln undefined
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I undefined
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Weekend Roundup Plato and Atlantis
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War undefined
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk? undefined
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian undefined
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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
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created? undefined
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover? undefined
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses undefined
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks undefined
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
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If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War undefined
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986 From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the  club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor undefined
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition) This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
TheCollector
The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia undefined
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights undefined
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch? undefined
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know undefined
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices undefined
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah JamesHoare Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All? undefined
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid? undefined
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh? undefined
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take undefined
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works undefined
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London undefined
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What Was the First Triumvirate? undefined
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion undefined
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name? undefined
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened undefined
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy undefined
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment undefined
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
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We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia undefined
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art undefined
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion undefined
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge. At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York undefined
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building undefined
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men undefined
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844 A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844.     “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 JamesHoare Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor undefined
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest? undefined
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico? undefined
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The Ocarina The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic? undefined
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human? undefined
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts undefined
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire undefined
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation undefined
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know undefined
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity undefined
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia undefined
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review ‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review JamesHoare Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics? undefined
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show undefined
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together? undefined
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Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray... The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s  series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era undefined
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10 Forgotten US Presidents undefined
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics undefined
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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.
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
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Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ? undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work undefined
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know undefined
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know undefined
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann undefined
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Rome's Worst General? And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera? undefined
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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...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon? undefined
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show undefined
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023 Most of them are not from 2023
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The Diversity Paradox. It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and... .
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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...
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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 …...
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan? undefined
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid undefined
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A Brief History of Mount Everest undefined
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist undefined
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema? undefined
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity? undefined
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality? undefined
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History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty JamesHoare Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance undefined
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History “At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
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“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them undefined
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today undefined
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World undefined
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage undefined
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine JamesHoare Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts? undefined
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu? undefined
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review ‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review JamesHoare Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings undefined
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They Say They Want Rearmament .... We-ell, you know ....
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One, Two (1965) The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do. DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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The Rise of Extractive Politics It's about having small expectations.
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians undefined
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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...
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard JamesHoare Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Moon Fleet Log Book (1966) The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God undefined
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII undefined
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War? undefined
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e undefined
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How ASEAN Lost its Way How ASEAN Lost its Way JamesHoare Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist undefined
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art? undefined
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Should Drugs be Criminalized? Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors undefined
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads undefined
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed undefined
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters “This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming     Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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The Indian Citizenship Act The Indian Citizenship Act JamesHoare Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter? Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie (A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events So you're in the know...
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints New Cabins *NOW* Available
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan? undefined
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century undefined
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read undefined
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Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes." Here's the answer. What was the question again?
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World undefined
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History undefined
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit undefined
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists undefined
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October? undefined
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies undefined
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation… A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices undefined
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution? undefined
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World undefined
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990) “’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree     In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature? Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965 We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops A Misunderstood Monster?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore? undefined
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome undefined
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S. undefined
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass undefined
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome? undefined
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History undefined
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How Should We Look at History? Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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War Is Complicated. And not just the fighting bit.
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black? undefined
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione? undefined
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon? undefined
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb: This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election undefined
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
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