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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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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...
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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...
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Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
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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...
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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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...
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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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...
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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.
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
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An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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The Electoral College Explained
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
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TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
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My interview with "Atlantico"
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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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...
6 days ago
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...
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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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
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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12 months ago
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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12 months ago
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
TheCollector
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
2 days ago
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