TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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3 days ago
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
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TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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TheCollector
Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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a year ago
TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
a month ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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TheCollector
What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
Flashbak
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...
3 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
What Is First Thessalonians About?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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11 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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a year ago
Flashbak
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...
5 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...
Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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...
a year ago
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...
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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.
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
TheCollector
Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
12 months ago
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
3 days ago
TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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12 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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a month ago
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
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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6 months ago
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...
2 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
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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TheCollector
Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
6 days ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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,...
2 days ago
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
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
2 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Flashbak
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...
a month ago
“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 Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
a week ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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a year ago
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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a year ago
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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10 months ago
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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a year ago
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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12 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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a year ago
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
2 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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a year ago
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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10 months ago
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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2 months ago
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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