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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
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And some bits and pieces of news.
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
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What Is Solipsism?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
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War in Dreamland
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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The First Philosopher?
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And the Boundless Universe
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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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...
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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...
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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In Defence of Boring Books
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Quick Notification
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
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Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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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...
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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.
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Wrong Side of...
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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The Ancient Novel
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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It's All About Them.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
Patterns in Humanity
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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TheCollector
Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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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...
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Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
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It's just that some people don't realise it.
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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A History of the United States Senate
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
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“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
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“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
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“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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4 months ago
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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a week ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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TheCollector
6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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a year ago
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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5 months ago
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?
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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7 months ago
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Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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4 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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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
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
a month ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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4 months ago
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