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...
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
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.
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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4 months ago
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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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...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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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
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
a week ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
2 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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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 Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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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
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
11 months ago
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
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...
a year ago
“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...
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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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...
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Wrong Side of...
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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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...
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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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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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Secrets of the Sirens
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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St. Nicholas
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Summary of changes for January
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Summary of changes for November
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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The Life of Terence
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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