TheCollector
Was Jesus a Radical?
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TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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JamesHoare
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TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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When Was D-Day?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
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...
Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
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History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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TheCollector
Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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2 months ago
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
3 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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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...
2 weeks 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
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
a year ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
A Collection of...
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...
7 months ago
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
12 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
5 months ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
4 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
a month ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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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...
3 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...
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
3 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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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.
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
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
a week ago
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
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....
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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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.
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
8 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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TheCollector
Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 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...
History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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Flashbak
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...
a year ago
“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...
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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11 months ago
TheCollector
3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
2 weeks ago
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 Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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11 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
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.
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
Dreams of Space -...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
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This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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The Electoral College Explained
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October.
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100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Flashbak
The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
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It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
9 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
4 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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What Is Thatcherism?
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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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...
3 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...
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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