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TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages undefined
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ... And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion j.hoare Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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TheCollector
Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song undefined
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring? An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day? undefined
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings undefined
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape' How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire? undefined
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800 undefined
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse undefined
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation? Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 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
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office? undefined
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous? undefined
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement undefined
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It) undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Technology indistinguishable from magic Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987) “I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
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“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death? How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death? j.hoare Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity? undefined
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What Is Thatcherism? undefined
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TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age undefined
a year ago
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga? undefined
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle? undefined
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922) “There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
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“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” – Philip K. Dick, VALIS     William H. Matthews leads us through his 1922 book Mazes and Labyrinths from his home in Ruislip in the English county of Middlesex. Compiled shortly...
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will undefined
a year ago
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial undefined
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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...
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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.  ...
TheCollector
Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records undefined
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TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments) undefined
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller undefined
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa undefined
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup History and Myth
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TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World undefined
a year ago
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Weekend Roundup Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure? Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure? j.hoare Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy? undefined
10 months ago
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of undefined
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Columbine 25 Years On Columbine 25 Years On JamesHoare Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution undefined
2 weeks ago
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art. Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking? undefined
9 months ago
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts undefined
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age undefined
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness undefined
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TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World undefined
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969 Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts undefined
4 months ago
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power? undefined
3 months ago
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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...
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed? Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend undefined
7 months ago
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained undefined
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand. Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference? undefined
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What Did the Beat Generation Want? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect undefined
4 months ago
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer” undefined
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark undefined
5 months ago
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show undefined
7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970) Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
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Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas.  I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake j.hoare Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers undefined
8 months ago
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science? undefined
3 months ago
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx undefined
a year ago
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What Is the Book of Galatians About? undefined
a month ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817 Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Flashbak
The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928) “Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations undefined
a year ago
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas? undefined
a year ago
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications) undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know undefined
a year ago
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know undefined
a year ago
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When Was the First Crusade? undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review ‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review j.hoare Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
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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
Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor undefined
6 days ago
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History undefined
3 months ago
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place? undefined
5 months ago
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other undefined
a year ago
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance? undefined
7 months ago
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show undefined
10 months ago
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance undefined
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London undefined
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas. Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial? undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work undefined
3 months ago
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History undefined
5 months ago
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998 In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed? undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 JamesHoare Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For? undefined
a year ago
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024 What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns... The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea? undefined
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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...
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference? undefined
a year ago
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology? undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book The Lost Tudor Domesday Book JamesHoare Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology undefined
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians undefined
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City undefined
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review ‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review JamesHoare Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas undefined
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI? undefined
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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...
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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 100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care. Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory undefined
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished? undefined
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909 The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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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...
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists? undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions? What should we do with Seneca?
a year 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...
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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...
TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters undefined
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero undefined
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art undefined
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak undefined
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty undefined
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TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed? undefined
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TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction undefined
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland? undefined
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The Indian Citizenship Act The Indian Citizenship Act JamesHoare Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack undefined
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like? undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview undefined
2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary. In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary. In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look? undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review ‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review JamesHoare Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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TheCollector
Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run? undefined
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway undefined
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist undefined
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes “We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life   The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895. Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion undefined
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained undefined
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean Take a Santa Pause
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview) undefined
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966 In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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...
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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
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic undefined
10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars undefined
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level undefined
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong? How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own undefined
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films undefined
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975 Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
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Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983 In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations undefined
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest undefined
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?” undefined
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas undefined
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Battle of the Historians
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TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views undefined
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz? undefined
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What Is Gnosticism? undefined
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch undefined
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina. State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law? undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots “I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America.   In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated. And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil? undefined
a year ago
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious? I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead Arguing with the Dead JamesHoare Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another .... We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy? undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon). 100r.co,...
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero undefined
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome undefined
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments undefined
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China undefined
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship? undefined
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery” undefined
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830) From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II undefined
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