TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Origins of Stoicism
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
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a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
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4 months ago
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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Summary of changes for December
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
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Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Summary of changes for July 2023
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
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What Is Capoeira?
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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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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Ancient Greek Art
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
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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)."
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Summary of changes for January
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
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Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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The Wages Of Fear
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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The Tragedy of the Trenches
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
2 weeks ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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TheCollector
Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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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...
4 months ago
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...
TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
3 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
6 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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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.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
11 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
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TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
8 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
8 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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TheCollector
Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
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TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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