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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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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...
3 months ago
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
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
TheCollector
The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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7 months ago
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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a year ago
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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4 months ago
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
TheCollector
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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a year ago
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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a year ago
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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10 months ago
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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6 months ago
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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6 months ago
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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7 months ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
6 days ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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10 months ago
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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3 months ago
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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11 months ago
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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8 months ago
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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What Is an Antipope?
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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a year ago
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 days ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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11 months ago
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Flashbak
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...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Who Was Vortigern?
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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...
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
a month ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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a year ago
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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a month ago
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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a year ago
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
a week ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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5 months ago
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
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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5 days ago
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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11 months ago
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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2 months ago
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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a year ago
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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11 months ago
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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a month ago
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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5 months ago
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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7 months ago
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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11 months ago
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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5 months ago
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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a month ago
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
a month ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
TheCollector
World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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11 months ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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a year ago
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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a year ago
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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3 months ago
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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2 months ago
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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a year ago
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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a year ago
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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7 months ago
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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5 months ago
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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9 months ago
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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2 months ago
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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5 months ago
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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8 months ago
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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4 months ago
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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7 months ago
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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11 months ago
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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8 months ago
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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2 months ago
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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8 months ago
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 Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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9 months ago
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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a year ago
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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3 months ago
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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2 months ago
TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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a year ago
Flashbak
Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime ...
10 months ago
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
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