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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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The Epics Collection
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So They Want Negotiations, Now.
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Have they any idea what they are talking about?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
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Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Teach Your Children ....
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a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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The Phantom of Polarisation
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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‘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...
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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...
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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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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Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Philosopher Kings
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
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“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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History Today Review of the Year
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
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Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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What Was Négritude?
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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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.
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Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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.
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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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
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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a month ago
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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a year ago
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 months ago
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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9 months ago
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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2 months ago
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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7 months ago
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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a year ago
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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TheCollector
The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
6 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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3 weeks ago
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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8 months ago
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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4 months ago
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is an Antipope?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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a year ago
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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a year ago
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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7 months ago
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