TheCollector
What Is the History of the Blues?
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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TheCollector
7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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TheCollector
The Crazy Cult of Indian Guru Osho Bhagwan & His Mixed Legacy
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
2 months ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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TheCollector
Psychology & Spirituality: Exploring the Intersection With Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
9 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
9 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
a month ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Open Culture
Everything You Need to Know About Saturday Night Live: A Deep Dive into Every Season of the Iconic...
Saturday Night Live began its 50th season last fall, around the same time as the premiere of Jason...
a week ago
Saturday Night Live began its 50th season last fall, around the same time as the premiere of Jason Reitman’s film Saturday Night, which dramatizes the program’s 1975 debut. All of this has put fans into something of a retrospective mood, especially if they happen to have been...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
7 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
a month ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
3 weeks ago
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films, musical compositions, sound recordings, works of art, and other pieces of intellectual property. This year happens to be an especially notable one for connoisseurs of Belgian...
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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TheCollector
Who Was Carl Linnaeus? (Life, Works, & Legacy)
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TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
a month ago
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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TheCollector
The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
10 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Colorado
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TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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9 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...
a year 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...
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
4 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
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,...
7 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
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
2 months ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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TheCollector
The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
6 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Flashbak
Der Struwwelpeter: Heinrich Hoffmann’s Deadly Book For Naughty Children
Just look at him! There he stands, With his nasty hair and hands. See! His nails are never cut; They...
a week ago
Just look at him! There he stands, With his nasty hair and hands. See! His nails are never cut; They are grim’d as black as soot; And the sloven, I declare, Never once has combed his hair; Anything to me is sweeter Than to see this Struwwelpeter. – Der Struwwelpeter (Shaggy-Peter...
TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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TheCollector
Liberation of the Oppressed: What Is Liberation Theology?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
6 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
3 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
10 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Odyssey
Homer's Homecoming
a week ago
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
6 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
2 months ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
8 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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TheCollector
Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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TheCollector
10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
9 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
a month ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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History Today Feed
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
3 months ago
TheCollector
Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Flashbak
Jean And Rose – A Paris Photo Love Story From 1929
In 1929, Jean, 20, was living on rue Clairault, Paris. He worked at a brokerage house on rue de la...
2 weeks ago
In 1929, Jean, 20, was living on rue Clairault, Paris. He worked at a brokerage house on rue de la Grange Batelière. On December 11, Jean met Rose, 18, at the city’s Saint-Lazare metro station. She lived in the 15th arrondissement, and took classes in hairdressing at the École...
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
Hagia Sophia to Open Mysterious Underground Tunnels to Visitors
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TheCollector
What Practices Did the Puritans Enjoy?
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
3 months ago
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
TheCollector
How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Open Culture
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
3 weeks ago
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
11 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
7 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
A Collection of...
Collections: Coinage and the Tyranny of Fantasy ‘Gold’
This week on the blog I want to take a brief detour into discussing historical coinage, particularly...
2 weeks ago
This week on the blog I want to take a brief detour into discussing historical coinage, particularly in the context of modern fantasy and roleplaying settings. In particular, the notions I want to tackle are first how did ancient currency systems work in terms of value (what...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
8 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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TheCollector
Deadly Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles Art Community
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6 of History’s Biggest Traitors
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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TheCollector
Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
a month ago
The Art of the Interesting
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
6 months ago
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
11 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
Overcoming Bias
What Would Socrates Do?
Christians often ask themselves, as a guide to living, “What would Jesus do?” In her new book Open...
6 days ago
Christians often ask themselves, as a guide to living, “What would Jesus do?” In her new book Open Socrates, my podcast-cohost Agnes Callard suggests we instead ask “What would Socrates do?”
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
7 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
8 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
Wrong Side of...
The Worst Year Ever
The Year of the Plague #1
2 days ago
The Year of the Plague #1
TheCollector
Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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TheCollector
What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
9 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
8 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
5 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
Global Inequality...
To be young, perchance to dream
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
3 weeks ago
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
4 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
10 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
7 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Who Invented the Ukulele?
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TheCollector
The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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TheCollector
10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Arizona
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TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
2 weeks ago
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
9 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
10 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
3 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
8 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
2 months ago
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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4 months ago
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
over a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
over a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
11 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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a year ago
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
a year ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
4 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
12 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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