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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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7 African Myths About Animals
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
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hello fujisan
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Classical Wisdom
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
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From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
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Or does war have its virtues?
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Who Was George Eliot?
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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Res Obscura
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African History...
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
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Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
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They know what they think.
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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.
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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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...
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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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”
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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What Was the First Written Language?
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
TheCollector
Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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TheCollector
Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
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TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
TheCollector
Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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TheCollector
8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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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...
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 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,...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
2 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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