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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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The True Knights Templar
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
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I See The Earth! (1968)
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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over a year ago
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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The Performance is Over
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Even if the artists don't realise it.
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Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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TheCollector
How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
a year ago
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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2 months ago
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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3 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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6 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
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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.
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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3 months ago
Flashbak
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...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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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,...
TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
4 days ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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4 months ago
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