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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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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...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
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TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
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“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
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Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
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a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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The Tragedy of Ajax
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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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.
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
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...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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How the South Became Republican
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JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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...
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
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Belief in the Ancient World
History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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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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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Summary of changes for April
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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