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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
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Distant Worlds (1932)
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
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This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
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The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Rituals and Religion
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
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The Death of Clive of India
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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African History...
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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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...
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Overcoming Bias
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
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Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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3 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
6 days ago
New Event: January 7th, 2025
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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4 months ago
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 days ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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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...
2 months ago
“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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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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11 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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