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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Wrong Side of...
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Have We Become Anti-Human?
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Dr Alun Withey
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One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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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...
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Patterns in Humanity
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The Art of the Interesting
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
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7 months ago
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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No End Of A Lesson.
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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7 months ago
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?
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
12 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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a year ago
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
a year ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
11 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
8 months ago
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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9 months ago
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
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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6 months 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 …...
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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a year ago
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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a month ago
Flashbak
Leeds Kids the 1970s
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the...
6 days ago
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the picture below of kids ‘tobogganing’ down a dry, rocky slope in the northern English city of Leeds in the 1970s “The Cresta Run”. It is not the original Cresta Run, which is a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Invented the Ukulele?
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a week ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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a year ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
a week ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
a month ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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a week ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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a year ago
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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6 months ago
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
2 weeks ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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a year ago
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