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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse? undefined
11 months ago
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis undefined
10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy? undefined
10 months ago
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together? undefined
7 months ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo undefined
7 months ago
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East) undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid The Birth of Ovid JamesHoare Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils? undefined
2 months ago
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much? undefined
a year ago
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met undefined
12 months ago
Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’ The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place  “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)? undefined
7 months ago
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath) undefined
7 months ago
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil undefined
2 months ago
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name? undefined
6 months ago
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927. Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station undefined
8 months ago
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor? Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy undefined
2 months ago
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76 undefined
a year ago
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge? undefined
a year ago
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages undefined
7 months ago
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema undefined
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital undefined
8 months ago
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death undefined
a week ago
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg undefined
9 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
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As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species? undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks JamesHoare Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books? Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza? undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888 On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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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...
TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms undefined
4 months ago
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics? undefined
9 months ago
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East? undefined
12 months ago
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police undefined
a year ago
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder? undefined
3 weeks ago
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Who Were the Kuomintang? undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go? Important Notice
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame? undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968 The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding.     These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the... Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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...
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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
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush undefined
a year ago
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800) undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes? undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear? undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954 On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922 “A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens     In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass? undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work? undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter? undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide undefined
a month ago
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work? undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown? undefined
4 months ago
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy? undefined
3 months ago
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages? undefined
a month ago
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley undefined
a year ago
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform undefined
a year ago
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor? undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota? undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon? undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín? undefined
7 months ago
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review ‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review JamesHoare Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Thanatos: The Greek God of Death undefined
2 weeks ago
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History? undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
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It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks. Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review ‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review JamesHoare Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum undefined
10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor? Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance? undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It? undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop? undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution? undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch” undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review JamesHoare Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review ‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review JamesHoare Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn? undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert ‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert   Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory) undefined
10 months ago
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023 Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland? undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row Putting Mothers on Death Row JamesHoare Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli? undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair. Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e undefined
5 months ago
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon. Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa. a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper undefined
a year ago
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican? undefined
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things. It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation? undefined
8 months ago
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...
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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...
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history. Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy undefined
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman undefined
5 days ago
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster? undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936 Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist The Death of a Mnemonist JamesHoare Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy) undefined
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980 On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism undefined
5 months ago
weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps! Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
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Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art? undefined
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830) From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch? undefined
8 months ago
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy? undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality undefined
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French And some associated reflections.
a month ago
TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History? undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On Columbine 25 Years On JamesHoare Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know undefined
5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
a week ago
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain So who does?
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act The Indian Citizenship Act JamesHoare Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect .... We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs The Roman Catholic War on Wigs JamesHoare Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach) undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology? undefined
a month ago
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898) a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here? That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden undefined
a month ago
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore) undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology undefined
6 months ago
Res Obscura
Kikkuli! Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century undefined
a year ago
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World? undefined
a month ago
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops undefined
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism? undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video) undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900. Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities undefined
7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962) Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959). I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \ http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For? undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926 Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926       Arthur...
TheCollector
Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best undefined
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