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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
3 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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The Life of Plato
9 months ago
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
2 weeks ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
8 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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8 months ago
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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a year ago
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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a year ago
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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6 months ago
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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a year ago
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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a year ago
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Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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11 months ago
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Open Culture
How Leonardo da Vinci Painted The Last Supper: A Deep Dive Into a Masterpiece
When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work....
a week ago
When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work. Not that he’d been idle: in that same era, while working for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, he “developed, organized, and directed productions for festival pageants, triumphal...
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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a year ago
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
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Julius Caesar
9 months ago
TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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6 months ago
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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10 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
4 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
a year ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
a month ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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a year ago
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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a year ago
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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a year ago
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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a year ago
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.
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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a year ago
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
4 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
a year ago
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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4 days ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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a year ago
TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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a year ago
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
6 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
8 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
Hidden History
The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
3 days ago
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Flashbak
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...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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What Is Nestorianism?
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
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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.
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Summary of changes for November 2024
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
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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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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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African History...
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Patterns in Humanity
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
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“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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No Left Turn
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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