TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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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 …...
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
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TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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So who does?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
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a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Classical Wisdom
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
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a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
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For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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TheCollector
Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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Classical Wisdom
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The Story of Thebes
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TheCollector
Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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TheCollector
7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
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Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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TheCollector
The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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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?
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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TheCollector
Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
9 months ago
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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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...
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
a week ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
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Belief in the Ancient World
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
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
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A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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What Is Theodicy?
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
History Today Feed
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
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
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
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
4 days ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
TheCollector
5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
2 weeks ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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