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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
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Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Secrets of the Deep: What Is the History of the Mary Celeste?
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
4 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
5 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘The Worlds of Victor Sassoon’ by Rosemary Wakeman review
‘The Worlds of Victor Sassoon’ by Rosemary Wakeman review
JamesHoare
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‘The Worlds of Victor Sassoon’ by Rosemary Wakeman review
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
7 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
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Africa's past carved in ivory
Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
9 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
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Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
10 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
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3 weeks ago
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
over a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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TheCollector
Is the Flood Myth Universal? Flood Myths From Around the World
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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TheCollector
Discover This Historic Massachusetts Town Just Beyond Boston’s Reach
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Tjaart’s Substack
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
11 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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TheCollector
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
7 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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TheCollector
Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
7 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
2 months ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
3 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
6 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
7 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
TheCollector
6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Open Culture
Compare the “It Ain’t Me Babe” Scene from A Complete Unknown to the Real Bob Dylan & Joan Baez...
A Complete Unknown, the new movie about Bob Dylan’s rise in the folk-music scene of the early...
2 weeks ago
A Complete Unknown, the new movie about Bob Dylan’s rise in the folk-music scene of the early nineteen-sixties and subsequent electrified break with it, has been praised for not taking excessive liberties, at least by the standards of popular music biopics. Its conversion of a...
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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TheCollector
Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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TheCollector
The Harpies: Beasts of Vengeance in Greek Mythology
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
“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...
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
4 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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TheCollector
Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
a month ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
3 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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