TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 months ago
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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TheCollector
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
a week ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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TheCollector
Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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3 months ago
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.
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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TheCollector
Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
6 hours ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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TheCollector
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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8 months ago
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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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...
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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...
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Trump and the Rise of Asia
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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The Electoral College Explained
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
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Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
Flashbak
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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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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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”
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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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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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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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...
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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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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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2 months ago
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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