CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
4 days ago
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
3 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
10 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
a week ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
2 days ago
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
7 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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Flashbak
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...
a year ago
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...
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
Hundred Rabbits
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.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
9 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
2 months ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Open Culture
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters...
a week ago
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters to the future, then publish them in Time magazine as part of an ad campaign. In fact, that time wasn’t so very long ago: it was the year 1988, to be precise, when no less an...
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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TheCollector
5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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TheCollector
What Is the Gettier Problem?
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TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
2 months ago
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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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...
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
10 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
5 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
7 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
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What Is Panpsychism?
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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What is the “Mind”?
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
over a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Dreams of Space -...
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This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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People, States and Borders.
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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The end of the great order under the Heaven
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
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What Is Theodicy?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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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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Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Gladiator Combat
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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